Martavius French is no longer an answer for Tennessee’s dwindling core of inside linebackers.
The 6-foot-2, 240-pound redshirt freshman announced this weekend that he is entering the NCAA transfer portal. French and three early enrollees for the Volunteers – quarterback Kaidon Salter, defensive tackle Isaac Washington and inside linebacker Aaron Willis – were arrested in early March after an incident at Stokely Hall that yielded marijuana and drug paraphernalia possession charges.
None of the four practiced this spring, and Washington entered the portal this past Thursday.
“In life you make mistakes to make yourself a better person of character,” French posted on Twitter. “I apologize to my brothers that I built a bond with.”
French was a four-star signee out of Whitehaven High School in Memphis and was the nation’s No. 17 inside linebacker prospect in the 2020 class, according to the 247Sports.com composite rankings. He did not play in any games last season.