Jeremy Banks is back on the team

[sport3500]

Banks provides more depth at linebacker.

 

[livefaith]

Not sure where you're getting your info, but Pruitt is very high on Banks at LB.
He might know a thing or two about defensive players?

He does. But not compared to the armchair analysts on VN with 12 hours of classes and a part timer to keep gas in the Sentra's tank.

 

[FirstAndGoal]

ESPN lists 2 in 2019.

It was two picks against the UT Chattanooga Mocs.

 

[ABINGDON VOL FAN]

I think u right he might have had 3 picks on the season not 1 game

No, just 2 in his career, both in the same game.

 

[ABINGDON VOL FAN]

Threatening police officers can be a felony as well. Are you saying one felony is worse than the other? Because I would much rather deal with the kid selling dope, then the kid telling police officers they would be shot where he was from.

Not a direct threat, therefore not a crime. It was just a statement what the mindset was where he grew up.

 

[Tnphil]

Based on what I read on another site, it said Banks isn't officially reinstated or on the official team roster yet?

 

[37620VOL]

No, any scholarship player that departs during the season still counts against the limit until the next semester. You could use that spot to award a walk-on for the rest of the academic year in January, but not before.

Also, a player cannot go from scholarship to walk-on without being dismissed from the program. It's a side effect of the rule in equivalency sports that the NCAA came up with that a player couldn't have their scholarship cut, which used to happen all the time in baseball. Banks would qualify because he was dismissed and was removed from the documentation that UT Compliance submits to the NCAA. Anyone else wouldn't.

Thank you for your informative response. It will be interesting to see how Pruitt handles this.

 

[butchna]

I said I'd be surprised if he made it through the season and I was. I was far from the only person that said that. He turned things around and that's a credit to him.

Hey! Like it would be for Banks!

 

[butchna]

And he almost quit in the middle of a team meeting in summer camp. Idiotic post

Ended up not being the real story. Channel your inner simple.

 

[dduncan4163]

The kid earned a second chance and I expect him to ball out this season.

 

[savannahfan]

People also "get religion" when they face tragedy, death, sickness, alcoholism, and many other troubles. I, personally, don't think we can assume its always a farce.

True. But.......

 

[swampfoxfan]

SO..did Pruitt act to quickly? can Jordan come back? will discipline be handled according to the depth chart? do we forget about threatening and swinging at a female student for refusing him admission to a party? Nothing trumps winning at football.

 

[TheMookieMonster]

Good for Banks, if true. I'm not as high on him as a player as most of this board seems to be, but hopefully he uses the most of his second chance.

 

[DeerPark12]

Hey! Like it would be for Banks!

The difference is, I've been supportive of Banks coming back. I've pointed out the reasons why it is a much more difficult and complicated road than people here have assumed.

 

[VolinMichigan]

I think there is a good chance he starts beside HT this year.

Dude hasn’t played football in over a year. Don’t think he’ll be anywhere near starting unless absolutely necessary.

 

[butchna]

The difference is, I've been supportive of Banks coming back. I've pointed out the reasons why it is a much more difficult and complicated road than people here have assumed.

Defensive response. Wouldn’t it be a “credit” to Banks?

 

[butchna]

Dude hasn’t played football in over a year. Don’t think he’ll be anywhere near starting unless absolutely necessary.

September 14 would be a year...about 2-3 months less time than anyone else with any experience.

 

[901 Orange]

Talking **** could've been a felony as well. One is just as serious as the other, although Pruitt wasn't on the phone when Jordan was being arrested talking to the cops about letting him go, and that they didn't have to deal with this bs in Tuscalooser either.

U are supposed to be able to say whateva u want in this country. It wasnt a threat ,it was more like informing and was a factual statement no matter how crude. Now had he said he contributes to that foolishness its a whole different ball game.

 

[butchna]

U are supposed to be able to say whateva u want in this country. It wasnt a threat ,it was more like informing and was a factual statement no matter how crude. Now had he said he contributes to that foolishness its a whole different ball game.

If that was a felony, there are multiple thousands being committed daily in these times.

 

[Roustabout]

Banks provides more depth at linebacker.

Thanks John Madden!

 

[Roustabout]

Not a direct threat, therefore not a crime. It was just a statement what the mindset was where he grew up.

A true statement as well.

 

[OrangeSoddyDaisy]

Can he play having not been a full time student?

 

[IPleadInsanity]

Not a direct threat, therefore not a crime. It was just a statement what the mindset was where he grew up.

I thought he directly threatened the female officer with retaliation? Watch her back type thing, or was that another player? Hard to remember!

 

[FïreBall]

Can he play having not been a full time student?

From my understanding he was a full time student.. He didn't get kicked out of school. I may be wrong but before Covid it was posted be had 3.0+ GPA since being dismissed from the team.. Again, I may be wrong.

 

[84Volfan]

No, any scholarship player that departs during the season still counts against the limit until the next semester. You could use that spot to award a walk-on for the rest of the academic year in January, but not before.

Also, a player cannot go from scholarship to walk-on without being dismissed from the program. It's a side effect of the rule in equivalency sports that the NCAA came up with that a player couldn't have their scholarship cut, which used to happen all the time in baseball. Banks would qualify because he was dismissed and was removed from the documentation that UT Compliance submits to the NCAA. Anyone else wouldn't.

I'm still curious, at what point was his scholarship officially taken away? Jennings didn't lose his when Hoke kicked him off, correct? How do we know CJP didn't give him a list of things to do in order to rejoin the team, similar to Jennings? And staying enrolled was one of these....i surely don't see Banks staying in school if he knew he had no chance to come back.....

There's some good news for Tennessee Vols' depth chart

Mathews says in this that he likely never had his scholarship pulled.