Rogers Not Coming Back

[rexvol]

Austin has indeed decided to move on in his life and will not return for a sixth year.

per rivals

 

[alwaysorange81]

Lame

 

[BigVolFan]

per rivals

That s a shame...Hope whatever he does in life he excels. Good Luck

 

[Preds&Vols]

per rivals

Considering the WR class Kiffin has coming in that's a smart move by Rogers. Let me be the first to wish him the best of luck in the future and thank you for your "give it all to the Vols" attitude. Good kid...hope he succeeds in whatever he does.

 

[rexvol]

said he's married now and pursuing a graduate degree. his wife has graduated and they are just ready to move on. he's a class act by all accounts.

 

[VOLnAla]

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[buckeyevol23]

Was he granted a 6th year yet? Either way, with all the WRs returning and coming in, he'd probably have a hard time seeing the field. Wish him luck.

 

[TOP]

Good for him.

He's worked his tail off for years and it would be heart breaking to come back and get beat out and or injured. He has his whole life ahead of him and he has his health to worry about. I'm sure some of the injuries he has sustained will nag him for the rest of his life.

I'm glad he realized what's important to him. He has a wife and it pry won't be long before there are little baby Rogers running around. Good luck to him. He toughed it out time and time again. It was just time to move on.

 

[JAL]

Thanks for being a Vol Mr. Rogers!

 

[ChismsHeadband]

Was he granted a 6th year yet? Either way, with all the WRs returning and coming in, he'd probably have a hard time seeing the field. Wish him luck.

Ditto.

 

[jspvol76]

This is a good decision for him, I know the family and this kid has a great future ahead outside of football. I hope Zach gets an opportunity next year to show what he can do, but with the talent we have coming in, it may be tough.

 

[orange+white=heaven]

I think he gets some tryouts if he wants them.... In say a Peyton offense... who knows..

 

[BigOrangeVol29]

Sad to see Austin go, he was truly Orange-blooded, and it would have been kinda cool to see him get a chance to play with his brother. But, he was ready to move on, and I wish him nothing but the best and thanks for giving your all for Tennessee.

 

[VolsRule]

No big loss----UT's loaded at this position.

 

[SimpleOrange]

I'll never forget him skipping into the endzone against UK in 07. Thanks AR, for giving your all for Tennessee.

 

[valoisvol]

No big loss----UT's loaded at this position.

I agree, and I'm sure CLK did not encourage him to stay. Great kid though

 

[allvol9]

Good luck to him. Classy guy and wish him nothing but the best.

 

[andymuffins]

Dang, I liked my boy Austin

 

[CB4VOLS]

No big loss----UT's loaded at this position.

That might be true, but thanks for being so classy about it...... :no:

 

[zjcvols]

Austin was a good, solid player. But my favorite memories of Austin was my pappaw saying Rogers should get the ball 10 times a game. That was fun.

 

[ocoeerivervol]

You don't have to be on the field to always be a vol. Good luck in your endeavorers Austin, you've earned it.

 

[DeerPark12]

I agree, and I'm sure CLK did not encourage him to stay. Great kid though

On the contrary, Kiffin wanted him to stay to provide leadership to the younger players at the position.

 

[VolinDawgland]

No big loss----UT's loaded at this position.

The loss isn't so much talent as character. Good teams need both.

 

[iceman9]

The loss isn't so much talent as character. Good teams need both.

Good point, ask the Cowboys what a few character players in the locker room does for a football team.

 

[jordan4vols]

No big loss----UT's loaded at this position.

We may be loaded at the position and gathering even more, but i would like to keep guys like this for things like special teams. This team needs some depth