On Thursday, Jeremy Pruitt announced that senior running back Tim Jordan had been kicked off the team following his arrest in Florida. The veteran runner had been a part of the Tennessee rotation for the past couple of seasons, but saw his career with the Vols end after he was booked on a concealed weapon charge in Florida.
With Jordan gone, Tennessee’s backfield depth certainly takes a hit. The Volunteers will lose a career 1,000 yard rusher — one that gave a little different style to the backfield. This obviously puts more on the plate of Eric Gray and Ty Chandler, who are now the unquestioned leaders of the group.