Monday, August 29, 2011

Four-star signee decides to transfer from Vols

Head coach Derek Dooley announced Monday that true freshman Pat Martin has decided to transfer from the Volunteers. Dooley noted that the decision to move on to an undetermined school was a mutual decision. “I don’t have a lot of details on Pat right now,” Dooley said according to the Knoxville News Sentinel. “He’s going to transfer. I don’t know where, but we are certainly going to support him and try to help him go somewhere that might be a better fit.” The fact that Martin was already buried on the depth chart — the News Sentinel notes he worked with the scout team during a mock game last week — likely played at least a minor role in his decision.

Martin was a four-star member of UT’s 2011 recruiting class, and rated by Rivals.com as the No. 22 safety in the country this past recruiting cycle.

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