Da'Rick Rogers admits that he failed several drug tests which led to his decision to transfer from Tennessee. (Amy Smotherman Burgess/Knoxville (TN.) News Sentinel)
Da’Rick Rogers was suspended from the University of Tennessee football program for failing drug tests according to the troubled wide receiver.
Rogers made the admission Tuesday during a press conference to announce his decision to transfer to Tennessee Tech.
“There were a couple of drug tests,” said Rogers. “And it was about me being a young, immature guy and those are things that I’ve got to work on. I plan to do that. When it came to review my next school and I met coach (Watson) Brown I most definitely felt like he was a guy that could help me with all my things and the situation that I had going on.”
The 6-foot-3, 206-pound junior led the SEC in receptions (68) last season and was second in the league in receiving yards (1,040).
Rogers is the second high-profile college athlete to have drug problems derail their careers at Division I programs. Earlier this month, LSU corner Tyrann Mathieu was kicked off the football team following a violation of team rules. His father told ESPN.com that he was checking into a rehabilitation center for substance abuse. He doesn’t plan on playing football this season.
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