These players have unlimited access to info at their fingertips. They have a very clear understanding of the turmoil going on inside the program w/ an internal investigation and uncertainty at the coaching level. We may not lose a lot of productivity in the transfer portal, but it’s never good to have that many players go. We can say “good riddance”, but the reality is we didn’t exactly nail down our top recruits either and fell short. What player wants to end their career under a potential bowl ban? What player wants to be a part of embarrassing uncertainty of their team? This is a slippery slope that will take years to overcome to get the program back on track. It starts with releasing Pruitt and giving these players a clean slate to work from. I’m not tied in to the program or “in the know”, but I love UT football and want to see it get back to prominence. On top of it all I’m born and raised in KY and caught all kinds of hell this year.