Defensive back Boo Carter no longer is on No. 20 Tennessee’s roster after not being at Neyland Stadium for the Volunteers’ last game.

A Tennessee spokesman confirmed Sunday that Carter is no longer on the program. Asked if Carter was at the Vols’ win Saturday over New Mexico State, head coach Josh Heupel was brief.

“At the end of the day, there’s a standard you’ve got to meet to be in that locker room and so he was not out on the field with us,” Heupel said. “That’ll be my last response to anything related to that for right now.”

Carter had to work his way back onto the field to start preseason practice after reportedly missing workouts this summer. He made the Southeastern Conference All-Freshman team for starting five of 13 games. He ranked sixth with 38 tackles, including 28 solo. He

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