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Tennessee's Hype Grows with Reinstatement of Playmaking WR Von Pearson

According to Dustin Dopirak of GoVolsXtra, it was announced on Wednesday that charges would not be filed against Tennessee senior wide receiver Von Pearson after he was suspended in April amid an investigation into a reported rape.

With that hurdle cleared, it only seemed like a matter of time before the 6'3" 187-pounder from Newport News, Virginia, would be reinstated to the football program and allowed to practice with his team as it kicks off fall camp.

That final hurdle was cleared on Friday, when Tennessee announced via Twitter that Pearson has officially been reinstated:

Von Pearson has been reinstated to the football team.