Staff Photo by Tim Barber/Chattanooga Times Free Press/ Montori Hughes (93) knocks Oregon quarterback Darron Thomas to the ground in second quarter action.

Defensive tackle Montori Hughes is no longer a member of the Tennessee football team, UT spokesman Jimmy Stanton said Thursday.

Hughes, a junior, had an up and down two years with the Vols, as he was hampered by multiple injuries and academic issues.

More details later online and in Friday's News Sentinel.

Follow this link to the Knoxville News Sentinel website.