A little clarification/timeline on Hurd...

As I said last night, the post on VN was 100% correct (obviously, it was his uncle).

But here is a little clarification on the timeline of events this season.

Hurd came in to the season with the same attitude he had the past two seasons (well liked by his teammates and known as a very tough guy who was going to do whatever it took on gameday) and was running as hard as possible. He made it well known he was headed to the NFL after the season, but no real concerns about his attitude or selfishness.

He began getting frustrated with his role around the Florida game after taking some big hits in that game, telling some people that he was sick of being hurt all the time.

The hit against UGA is what really seemed to change things. I am still not sure what the diagnosis there was, but he was injured for sure but it was not diagnosed as a concussion.

During that following week, he had a lot of people around him telling him different things. Some telling him just to sit out the rest of the season and head to the draft, some telling him he needed to change positions, some telling him to transfer to a pro-style offense. He was getting treatment around the clock all week and was cleared to play against Texas A&M, but on Thursday afternoon he told the coaches he wasn't going to play and that his body wasn't ready.

Alabama week was pretty quiet, he came back obviously, but didn't play very well.

During the bye week and S. Carolina week, he told Tennessee coaches and teammates that he wanted to make the move to wide receiver. Coaches were not open to it and teammates began to grumble, especially with him being needed much more at RB with Kamara's injury. He said he would be happy to learn the position and come back to Tennessee next year as a WR. He brought up life after football, saying he's taken way too many hits over the last few years at RB and isn't willing to take more for the sake of his long term health.

After taking 3 straight shots in goal line situations against South Carolina, he removed himself from that game.

Last night at the team meeting, the heat was turned up by some leaders on the team (not just on him, but on a large number of guys on the team). The meeting was definitely not just focused on one guy, but after that meeting Hurd let people know he was leaving to go somewhere where he could play WR.