I guess he waited until the end of the season to quit:
Tennessee offensive lineman Rob Smith was angry when he learned Vol line coach Jimmy Ray Stephens had been fired following the season finale, and that anger may have helped convince him to opt for the NFL Draft.
Smith, a 6-4, 306-pound redshirt junior from Fort Thomas, Ky., gave head coach Phillip Fulmerhis final decision on Tuesday, insisting that there is no chance he'll change his mind.
Smith's departure will be a blow to Tennessee's chances of rebounding from its 5-6 debacle of 2005. He started 24 consecutive games at either guard or center the past two seasons and was probably the Vols' most dependable blocker in 2005.
"If I can't be 110 percent motivated to do something, then I'm cheating everybody," Smith told The Tennessean. "And I wouldn't have been 110 percent motivated if I had come back to Tennessee next season."
Tennessee offensive lineman Rob Smith was angry when he learned Vol line coach Jimmy Ray Stephens had been fired following the season finale, and that anger may have helped convince him to opt for the NFL Draft.
Smith, a 6-4, 306-pound redshirt junior from Fort Thomas, Ky., gave head coach Phillip Fulmerhis final decision on Tuesday, insisting that there is no chance he'll change his mind.
Smith's departure will be a blow to Tennessee's chances of rebounding from its 5-6 debacle of 2005. He started 24 consecutive games at either guard or center the past two seasons and was probably the Vols' most dependable blocker in 2005.
"If I can't be 110 percent motivated to do something, then I'm cheating everybody," Smith told The Tennessean. "And I wouldn't have been 110 percent motivated if I had come back to Tennessee next season."
