Tennessee linebacker Arion Carter (C) logged 76 combined tackles last season. File Photo by Aaron Josefczyk/UPI | License Photo
July 29 (UPI) -- The NCAA suspended Tennessee senior linebacker Arion Carter for two games for accepting a $427 flight from an agent, the Volunteers said Wednesday.
Tennessee coach Josh Heupel said Carter signed with an agent and accepted the flight to "begin the draft process" after declaring for the draft in December.
Heupel said Carter later disengaged from the agent and "paid back the flight in full." The NCAA initially gave Carter a three-game suspension. That ban was reduced after a Volunteers appeal.
"Arion Carter represents everything that is right about college athletics, dedicating all four years of his career to the University of Tennessee," Heupel said. "His high character, loyalty and leadership within our program are unmatched."
