Hearing the news that Darrin Kirkland Jr. was leaving the Tennessee football program as a graduate transfer was quite shocking. There are a lot of Vol fans questioning why he would want to transfer.
It could be because of the coaching change. That reason would make sense if Butch Jones didn’t have a hot temper. However, Jeremy Pruitt surely does, and he loses it quite often. But, Butch Jones was worse. So, that reason has to be out of the picture.
A scheme change in the defense could be another thought. Butch Jones believed in a 4-3 defense.