Henry is UT's embarassment

I'm coming back at you, leaner and meaner. Ok, maybe not so mean, but the entires are going to be shorter. This isn't a newspaper for crying out loud!

The whole Travis Henry thing is setting me off.  In case you haven't heard, a TV station in Denver quotes an NFL source as saying the former Vol tested positive for marijuana in May, just before he was cut by the Broncos.

I'm losing count, but I believe that's three substance issues for Henry in just three years.   And then there are those reports Henry has fathered nine children with nine different women.  

Henry obviously has responsibility issues. But UT has problems too.

Last night, I watched a cable sports special on Tennessee football.  Head Coach Phillip Fulmer was expounding on the fact that Tennessee likes to develop players.  It's been a common theme with all college coaches.  "We build men", they say.

Well, WHAT THE HECK HAPPENED WITH HENRY?

By all indications, Henry was a trouble-free while playing for the Vols.  At least publically.

He's also Tennessee's all-time leading rusher, and was a key member of the Vols national title team in 1998.  Travis Henry is someone the Vols should count on for good public relations, but that ain't happening. 

UT coaches like to say they build character.  Well, they missed the mark on Henry, and while they're likely to say his problems developed after he left UT, you can't have it both ways.  

They also like to say, most of our players are fine citizens.  Yep, but your current career rushing leader isn't.

UT won't admit it, but they'd rather Henry just fade away.  But he won't, and like it or not, it's UT's problem.