After weeks of rule violations, internal issues, and questions surrounding an alleged injury, Tennessee officially cut ties with defensive back Boo Carter on November 16. But on game day, his absence from the sideline immediately raised doubts about the legitimacy of his reported hip flexor injury. And when the head coach’s pointed postgame comments added even more fuel to these ongoing speculations, Carter’s mother stepped in to address the rumors.

Multiple reports noted that despite practicing all week and not appearing in SEC availability reports, Carter didn’t play. When asked, Josh Heupel brushed off the speculation, saying, “At the end of the day, there’s a standard that you have to meet to be in that locker room. So, he was not out on the field with us. That will be my last respon

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