The University of Tennessee officially announced the dismissal of junior safety Janzen Jackson from the football team, coach Derek Dooley announced on Wednesday.
No specific reason was provided, but Jackson spent much of the spring and summer handling unspecified personal problems.
“Our program has devoted a tremendous amount of energy, resources, support and care in an effort to help Janzen manage his personal challenges,” Dooley said in a statement. “I will always be there to help him as a person, but there comes a time when a player’s actions preclude him from the privilege of playing for the University of Tennessee football team. Although I’m disappointed with this outcome, we will never compromise the long-term organizational values and goals we maintain here at