Mykelle McDaniel’s time at Tennessee probably isn’t remembered by many Vol fans, and that’s because he wasn’t on the roster for long and didn’t make an impact in any games for UT. But according to McDaniel, his minimal impact at Tennessee had a lot to do with former head coach Butch Jones.
McDaniel took to Twitter to air out some frustrations about his time at Tennessee, claiming that Butch Jones pulled his scholarship after he tore his ACL and also told him that he was “waiting on (him) to get an ‘F’ in a class or fail a drug test or get injured” so he could pull that scholarship. He also detailed an encounter he had with a UT police officer and Jones’ reaction to that alleged event.
The former Vol shared more than just that in a Twitter rant that spans multiple tweets. You can read all of them below. (WARNING: McDaniel uses some harsh and foul language in some tweets)
Lol stop saying I left UT I tore my ACL then Butch Jones took my Scholarship and y’all wonder why I move the way I move sickly business.1%
— 1%? (@MykelleMcDaniel) August 19, 2018
And it will make you SICK if you know the truth about why I got suspended but I can’t hold it in kno more like it or not I’m telling it ALL.1%
— 1%? (@MykelleMcDaniel) August 19, 2018
Me And a couple of teammates we’re playing games in our dorm room till the UTPD came in our room and had 5 Of the University of Tennessee football players and 2 University of Tennessee basketball players at GUN point telling us they will SHOOT us if we move.1%
— 1%? (@MykelleMcDaniel) August 19, 2018
They made us all come out of the room hands in the air I scratch my head and was told by an officer if I move again he was going to SHOOT me.
— 1%? (@MykelleMcDaniel) August 19, 2018
The officers said they were looking for weed and did not find anything at all NOT a dam THING soo they put they guns up finally stop harassing us and left.
— 1%? (@MykelleMcDaniel) August 19, 2018
The next morning Butch Jones called me in hiss Office and was kicking me off the team and said it was because the officers coming to the dorms last night. Even though they did not come to my dorm and they did not find anything I was kicked off the team being harassed by cops.1%
— 1%? (@MykelleMcDaniel) August 19, 2018
He asked me did I have questions I told em kno walked out and tweet it I was set up.1%
— 1%? (@MykelleMcDaniel) August 19, 2018
Then Butch Jones did not like the attention my tweet was getting so he called me back to hiss Office and ask me to delete the tweet and I was smarter than I let people think angel was not going to kick me off anymore.
— 1%? (@MykelleMcDaniel) August 19, 2018
Then Butch Jones said he believes I was not doing anything wrong but why did I not tell HISS COPS that.
— 1%? (@MykelleMcDaniel) August 19, 2018
I told him your cops had me at gun point and told me not to say anything.1%
— 1%? (@MykelleMcDaniel) August 19, 2018
He said “ my cop where scared for their life look at your hair I want you to cut it to get back on the team and don’t tell kno one I made you do it”…….1% pic.twitter.com/eF7bact0PK
— 1%? (@MykelleMcDaniel) August 19, 2018
I have Soo much more I can tell you about how that man ruined the University of Tennessee but I think I did enough for today.1%
— 1%? (@MykelleMcDaniel) August 19, 2018
The sad part about it is out of all 10 athletes in that room I was the only one accused and punished for all That BS it was player in that room this’s in the NFL today but for som reason I was the only one fucked over……SMH.1%
— 1%? (@MykelleMcDaniel) August 19, 2018
And to all the UT fans y’all are the reason I still love Knoxville to this day it’s still VFL no matter how bad Butch Jones tried to ruin it.1%
— 1%? (@MykelleMcDaniel) August 19, 2018
I Remember when Butch Jones look me in my eyes and said “I can’t cut you because your playing too good right now I’m waiting for you to get an F in a class or fall a drug test or get injured and I’m pulling your scholarship”…….. I looked him in his eye and said yes sir then
— 1%? (@MykelleMcDaniel) August 19, 2018
McDaniel joined the Vols as a late addition to their 2016 class out of Grayson High School, the same high school current 2019 Vol commit Wanya Morris plays at. He was a three-star and rated as the No. 501 overall player in the 2016 class. He transferred to UAB in July of 2017 and had to sit out all of last season as part of the NCAA-mandated transfer rules. Though as of now, he’s no longer on UAB’s roster online.
We will have more details on this story as they emerge.
