Reserve wide receiver Jordan Murphy and defensive back Terrell Bailey have left the University of Tennessee’s football team. Tennessee coach Jeremy Pruitt confirmed today during the Southeastern Conference coaches’ teleconference both players had chosen to leave the program.
Neither Bailey nor Murphy played Saturday in a 38-30 season-opening loss to 26-point underdog Georgia State. Murphy, a junior from Hattiesburg, MS played 10 games and caught 11 passes for 155 yards and a touchdown last season. He also ran for 58 yards on two carries.
Bailey, a sophomore from New Orleans, played four games last seasonbut didn’t post any statistics.
Tennessee (0-1) hosts BYU (0-1) on Saturday.