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Tennessee football commitment Dylan Brooks asks for release

Gordo's Corbett McCrackin (7) sticks his hand up to block Handley's Dylan Brooks (26). The Gordo Green Wave fell to the Handley Tigers 35-20 in the AHSAA Class 4A state championship game on Dec. 4, 2020 at Bryant-Denny Stadium. [Photo/Hannah Saad] Tus Al Gordovshandley4achampionship 12439

We expected these things to happen upon the news of Tennessee football firing Jeremy Pruitt, Shelton Felton and Brian Niedermeyer, and they are happening. The Vols appear to be losing one of their elite signees in their 2021 recruiting class.

Alabama edge rusher Dylan Brooks, a four-star on Rivals, 247Sports, 247Sports Composite and ESPN, submitted a National Letter of Intent Release Request on Tuesday, according to Auburn Undercover.