WORLD CHAMPIONS: After their incredible performance at the 2025 International Cheer and Dance Championship, the Tennessee Volunteers Cheerleading Squad has been formally proclaimed the No. 1 Cheer Team in the World. Congratulations to the Tennessee Volunteers Cheerleaders, 2025 World Champions!
WORLD CHAMPIONS: After their incredible performance at the 2025 International Cheer and Dance Championship, the Tennessee Volunteers Cheerleading Squad has been formally proclaimed the No. 1 Cheer Team in the World. Congratulations to the Tennessee Volunteers Cheerleaders, 2025 World Champions!
Freshman All-American defensive back Boo Carter remains away from the Tennessee football team, and it is unclear if he will report to Knoxville for training camp when Volunteers players are due on July 29.
The rising sophomore is arguably Tennessee’s top returning defensive player, and the Knoxville News Sentinel reported that after he missed numerous team activities, Carter was confronted by team leaders. Sources told CBS Sports that an altercation occurred on July 16 between Carter and teammates, and that Carter has not been with the team since.
Coach Josh Heupel is likely to lean on his team’s leadership council to make an ultimate decision on whether Carter will be welcomed back — though sources have indicated that Carter might opt not to return to the team at all.
A program source told CBS Sports that Carter’s absence is “not a Nico (Iamaleava) situation” and has nothing to do with name, image and likeness nor revenue-share compensation. Instead, the tension between the two sides stems from what Tennessee and its leadership council consider multiple team rule violations.
While he’s been away from the team, Carter has also obtained new representation, hiring Omar Cooper (who also represents Utah Jazz first-round pick Ace Bailey), according to a post on Cooper’s Instagram feed. Bailey and Carter — both from Chattanooga, Tennessee — are childhood friends.
