Carlin Fils-aime Opts Out

[VOLINVONORE]

I would assume so since you remove yourself from the football team and it’s activities

I doubt it if he is thinking about being here for next Spring.

 

[ABINGDON VOL FAN]

It's still better than gettin' fired by Idi Amin.

Where did that come from?

 

[TJVol95]

Seems like he opted out 2 years ago.

 

[butchna]

exactly, I've always wondered that. Makes me understand why a player would never want to sign any autograph for snot nosed spoiled adult brat fans. They smile in your face and trash you like cowards on the message boards! Ha comedy gold!

Close enough to real life to be educational.

 

[BowlBrother85]

I remember all the hype with CFA and Tyler Byrd. Neither quite panned out like we hoped.

Byrd was horribly misused. CFA wasn't an SEC caliber back. He probably would have done much better at a program like South Florida.

 

[OldandStillaVol]

Byrd was horribly misused. CFA wasn't an SEC caliber back. He probably would have done much better at a program like South Florida.

Agree that CFA isn't an SEC caper back. But he would be crippled by now if he went to USF since Charlie Strong didn't recruit anyone in 3 years.

 

[Old Geezer]

CFA had relatively few touches, but seemed explosive and ran hard on his few carries. Was he injured often?

 

[Vol423]

Tennessee lost a piece of depth at running back today, as senior Carlin Fils-aime opted out of the 2020 season. The veteran runner was expected to slot in somewhere behind Eric Gray and Ty Chandler this fall.

Head coach Jeremy Pruitt broke the news today at his weekly press conference.

“Carlin graduated this summer, and he’s sitting out this season,” Pruitt told reporters on Monday. “He possibly may come back in January, but we’ve yet to decide that yet, and when that time comes, we’ll get together and decide that.”

Fils-aime has bounced around since Pruitt’s staff arrived, spending some time at defensive back before ultimately landing back on the offensive side of the ball. In three seasons of play, Fils-aime has 52 carries for 309 yards.

Senior running back Carlin Fils-aime sitting out 2020 season

I think he opted out sometime back in 2016...a massive underachiever - one of many from the Butch Jones era.

 

[tennesseeduke]

He opted out when BJ recruited him!

 

[HuntlandVolinColo]

Tis better to lose a 3rd or 4th stringer to Opt Out than a starter! I wonder if he plans on staying for another year? Maybe he's all in for the academics free ride.

 

[Model12]

Bob Kesling breathes easier tonight.

 

[BreatheUT]

Bob Kesling breathes easier tonight.

Carl filet mignon

 

[MDVols]

He never returned to campus when all the players came back, Pruitt just never addressed it.

 

[Catbone]

Good luck to him. I'd bet he was behind our Freshmen RB's on the depth chart.

No sir.

 

[peerless98]

No sir.

and then.......please, do tell

 

[ftsandersvol]

Heal up, bulk up, and be ready for next year young man!

 

[VolDaddy61]

amazing how as soon as one becomes a former team members here, it instantly leads to alot of denigration. Why?

Welcome to Volnation

 

[Vfl2407]

Bob Kesling breathes easier tonight.

Karen Feels Mine

 

[a vol n tears]

Thanks for some of the kind comments by some on here. I guess the others think a 6 ypc average is nothing. Guess everyone in the SEC has done that. Also did that behind what all the negative posters also think were the worst o lines in Tenn history. He was terribly misused and probably didn’t mature physically as a Freshman. He may not have breakaway speed but he is a very physical runner. Wished he could have had 4 good years with Pruitt. He is a VFL just as much as any other player who proudly plays for the Orange

 

[BanditVol]

Tennessee lost a piece of depth at running back today, as senior Carlin Fils-aime opted out of the 2020 season. The veteran runner was expected to slot in somewhere behind Eric Gray and Ty Chandler this fall.

Head coach Jeremy Pruitt broke the news today at his weekly press conference.

“Carlin graduated this summer, and he’s sitting out this season,” Pruitt told reporters on Monday. “He possibly may come back in January, but we’ve yet to decide that yet, and when that time comes, we’ll get together and decide that.”

Fils-aime has bounced around since Pruitt’s staff arrived, spending some time at defensive back before ultimately landing back on the offensive side of the ball. In three seasons of play, Fils-aime has 52 carries for 309 yards.

Senior running back Carlin Fils-aime sitting out 2020 season

I had a higher opinion of him than most, his ypc is quite impressive. But with the big crowd ahead of him, I can understand him opting out.

 

[Jravol78]

Bob Kesling breathes easier tonight.

Carl Malden Phoebe

 

[vols 30]

I thought he was already gone.

Same here. I was surprised to see his name pop up

 

[sbm362]

Was he injured often?

Yes.

 

[cHiZzLeVOL]

CFA had relatively few touches, but seemed explosive and ran hard on his few carries. Was he injured often?

Yes and he had the fumbles at the beginning of his career which is what really kept him off the field.

 

[VolNotInNorthCack]

Wonder if any relation? Can't be that many Fils-Aime's around...

Reggie Fils-Aimé - Wikipedia

If so, I doubt I would be too concerned about my rank on the depth chart either.