Josh Heupel says he’s disappointed in Boo Carter situation

Despite all the talk surrounding Boo Carter, according to Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel, Carter remains on the team at least for now.

Heupel gave this statement on the situation on at his Tuesday press conference via the Knoxville News. 

“Boo is a part of our team here. There’s some things that he’s got to accomplish to get back on the field with us. Don’t have a set timeline on that. Our leadership council has been a part of those things — those discussions — with me and with Boo. Proud of what they've done. They care and love Boo and want him to be his best, too. Through this, I think Boo sees that as well. At the end of the day, us collectively, continuing to grow throughout training camp. I will be the one that will handle, take questions on Boo. That is today and here throughout the beginning part of training camp as well. But proud of how our team has handled those things and, ultimately, will handle those things internally. I'm not going into details on everything.”

There has been speculation for the past few days that Carter had left the team and was expected to sign with Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes, but so far none of this has taken place.

While Heupel made it clear that Carter is still on the team, he made it clear he was not happy about the current situation. 

“At the end of the day, it's a requirement to be here, be a part of what we're doing. There’s a lot of information out of there, out in the world, some of it is correct some of it is not. I am not going to address everything. Over the last week, we are disappointed with how some things were handled. At the end of the day, you have a conversation, what does it look like moving forward? That is all parties. That is leadership council, Boo and our staff. It's not about what yesterday was, it's about today. We'll see as we continue to progress where that leads us.”