Vols' QB depth will grow thinner after transfer

From left, Tennessee quarterbacks Jarrett Guarantano, Keller Chryst and Will McBride warm up before the Vols' Sept. 29 game at Georgia.
From left, Tennessee quarterbacks Jarrett Guarantano, Keller Chryst and Will McBride warm up before the Vols' Sept. 29 game at Georgia.

KNOXVILLE - Quarterback Will McBride said on social media he's transferring from the University of Tennessee after a season in which he didn't appear in a game.

In a tweet Wednesday announcing his departure, McBride said he'd "learned a lot" during his two years at Tennessee and that "I will always appreciate the memories I made and the relationships I built."

McBride added that "Tennessee is a special place with special people."

The move leaves redshirt sophomore Jarrett Guarantano and freshman J.T. Shrout as Tennessee's only scholarship quarterbacks with eligibility remaining. Guarantano started all 12 games for Tennessee this season while Shrout redshirted.

Tennessee (5-7) finished the regular season this past Saturday with a 38-13 loss at Vanderbilt.

McBride, who is 6-foot-1, 209 pounds and from League City, Texas, played in two games for Tennessee as a freshman in 2017, starting at Missouri. He went a combined 17-of-40 passing for 152 yards with two interceptions and one touchdown pass in those games.

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