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Tennessee Volunteers dismiss Treyvon Paulk over domestic violence issue

By Andrew Melnick

Sep 13, 2014; Norman, OK, USA; Tennessee Volunteers head coach Butch Jones reacts during the game against the Oklahoma Sooners at Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 13, 2014; Norman, OK, USA; Tennessee Volunteers head coach Butch Jones reacts during the game against the Oklahoma Sooners at Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports /
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According to Wes Rucker of 24/7 Sports, Tennessee Volunteers’ running back Treyvon Paulk has been dismissed from the football program. Head coach Butch Jones called it a “personal conduct issue.” 

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Paulk apparently struck his girlfriend and Rucker has the details.

"Freshman tailback Treyvon Paulk, who on Monday was dismissed from the Tennessee program, struck his ex-girlfriend at a party over the weekend, according to a release from the Knox County Sheriff’s Office.Paulk “became agitated and struck her in the mouth with his fist” at the party, according to the KCSO release, which cited the incident report.Paulk’s girlfriend — noted in the report as 18-year-old Chelsea Reece — had multiple cuts to her lips but refused medical assistance, according to the report."

It is never okay to strike a woman and with all of the recent problems in the NFL, the world of sports will be cracking down even more on players who commit a crime like that so it is no surprise the Volutneers took this action.

Paulk was rated as a 3-Star recruit by 24/7 Sports’ composite rankings. He was considered the country’s 34th-best running back prospect, the 34th-best overall prospect from the state of Georgia and the 441st-best overall prospect in the class of 2014.

The Volunteers have no time to dwell on this dismissal – they’ll be in Athens to take on the 12th-ranked Georgia Bulldogs Saturday.

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