Edwards and Richardson out at UT....

KIFFIN DISMISSES RICHARDSON, EDWARDS:

University of Tennessee head coach Lane Kiffin announced Monday that freshman wide receiver Nu?Keese Richardson and defensive back Mike Edwards have been permanently dismissed from the football team.??After extensive and thorough research of the situation over the last four days and considering various disciplinary options, I?ve decided it?s in the best interest of our program to remove Nu?Keese and Mike,? Kiffin said. ?As I?ve said many times before, we hold our student-athletes to an extremely high standard on and off the field.? Our student-athletes must be responsible members of society, and this type of conduct will not be tolerated.??We want a positive culture for our student-athletes that allows them to succeed in the classroom, on the field, and in life after college. My hope is that these two young men will learn from their terrible decision. Clearly, their actions have no place in our program.?Janzen Jackson will continue to not be allowed to participate in team activities while Kiffin awaits additional information.

Props to Kiffin. I'm not sure that other programs would have made that decision so quickly.

Florida might have suspended them for a game or 2.