| Lane Kiffin Sends Senior Demetrice Morley On His Way |
 Tennessee senior Demetrice Morley, who started nine games at free safety last season, has been dismissed from the team, Volunteers coach Lane Kiffin told reporters in Knoxville after Tuesday's spring practice.It is the second time Morley, a Miami native, has been dismissed from the team. He missed all of the 2007 season while working to improve his academics at a community college. Former Volunteers coach Phillip Fulmer reinstated him to the team before the 2008 season, and Morley and All-American Eric Berry formed one of the best safety tandems in the country. "Demetrice won't be part of our team anymore," Kiffin told reporters. "Like we have said from the beginning, this isn't easy. It's very demanding for guys to stay here and go through everything we do, to hold to our standards on and off the field, to be part of our culture. Demetrice could not do that and we wish him the best of luck." Morley started nine of Tennessee's 11 games last season, finishing with 42 tackles, one sack and two interceptions. He had missed three of the Volunteers' spring practices for off-field issues. Morley is the second Tennessee player to leave the team in the last week. Junior running back Lennon Creer quit the team on April 2. Creer was the Volunteers' second-leading rusher in 2008, running 73 times for 388 yards with four touchdowns.
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