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Auburn football: All For Tennessee in on Vols-Jay Hardy union

Auburn football (Mandatory Credit: The Knoxville News-Sentinel)

Earlier today, the A-Day absence of former Auburn football DT Jay Hardy was finally explained as the Chattanooga, Tennessee product was announced as a departure of Bryan Harsin and Derek Mason’s defense.

It didn’t take long for the vultures to circle.

The Tennessee Volunteers, who was originally an option for the former 4-star, are in a prime position to swoop in on the former McCallie School, are a prime candidate to bring the six-foot-four backfield punisher due to proximity.

That is, if the program would consider a union again after being burned back in 2019 during his original recruitment.