Tennessee freshman quarterback Sheriron Jones has received his release, his high school coach Pete Duffy told 247Sports.

Jones later confirmed the news — which was first reported by 247Sports — via his Twitter account.

Jones, who redshirted this fall for the Volunteers, will be transferring to Colorado and enrolling later this month. He will sit out this season and then have three years of eligibility.

A four-star prospect out of high school, Jones was ranked as the nation's No. 7 dual-threat quarterback and the No. 34 prospect in California in the 2015 industry-generated 247Sports Composite.

Tennessee now has just two scholarship quarterbacks on its roster —Â Joshua Dobbs and Quinten Dormady, who will be a senior and sophomore next season —Â but highly touted 2016 prospect Jarrett Guarantano from New Jersey has been a longtime commitment and is expected to sign in February.