Vols linebacker off team after arrest, comments about police

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jeremy Banks has been dismissed from the Tennessee football team after video showed him cursing and saying “where I’m from, we shoot at cops” during his arrest last month following a traffic stop. The linebacker has apologized .
Tennessee coach Jeremy Pruitt said in a statement Friday he decided to “remove” Banks in the best interest of the team and university.
During a conference call Wednesday of Southeastern Conference coaches, Pruit