Two reserve offensive linemen are leaving the Tennessee football program, according to a Thursday report.

Fifth-year senior tackle Dontavius Blair and third-year sophomore Ray Raulerson have “quit the team” and are looking into transferring down to the NCAA Division I FCS level, according to a pair of Thursday night tweets from John Brice.

Have multiple folks on campus indicating to me that 2 #Vols reserve OL have quit the team. — John Brice (@John_DBrice) June 23, 2016

Not VB. Campus folks say Raulerson & Blair; even UT spokesman says he's heard rumblings on one. Also sources tell me I-AA schools on both. — John Brice (@John_DBrice) June 24, 2016

Tennessee coach Butch Jones and a Vols spokesperson both declined to comment on the reports to GoVols247, but multiple program sources have indicated in the past week to GoVols247 that Blair and Raulerson were indeed looking to leave the program in hopes of having better chances to play. Neither was expected to be in the Vols’ rotation up front this season, and this season will be Blair’s last at the college level.

Transferring to an FCS program — or a Division II or Division III program — would allow either player to play in 2016.

GoVols247 will continue to monitor this developing story.

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