In the wake of Butch Jones' firing, Tennessee football saw a pair of decommitments from its 2018 recruiting class, while Jones reportedly told another recruit to "find a place to go, quickly."

The class, which had 19 commitments as of Saturday night, dropped to 17 with Shocky Jacques-Louis and Coffee County's Alontae Taylor announcing on Twitter they would be looking elsewhere for a future school. Two more announced they would remain committed, but explore other options.

Jacques-Louis announced his commitment to Tennessee in August, prior to the start of the season. The 6-foot-1 wide receiver from Fort Myers, Fla., has taken official visits recently, according to 247Sports.

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Taylor, a 6-foot wide receiver from Manchester, Tenn., committed to the Vols in June 2016.

While Jacques-Louis and Taylor decommitted, defensive lineman Dorian Gerald and cornerback Tanner Ingle opened up their recruitments, but remain committed to the Vols.

Gerald, 6-foot-3, 260-pound junior college defensive lineman, made his commitment to the Vols in July.

Ingle committed to Tennessee in June. He spoke to Jones on Sunday morning, according to the Orlando Sentinel, at which time the former Vols coach told him "to find a place to go, quickly."

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Tennessee’s 2018 class ranked No. 13 in the nation and No. 4 in the SEC after 5-star offensive tackle Cade Mays decommitted earlier in the week, according to the 247Sports Composite.

Jones was fired Sunday before the end of his fifth season at Tennessee. Brady Hoke was named the interim head coach by athletic director John Currie.