Tennessee loses multiple commitments in wake of Butch Jones firing

Tennessee fans finally got what most of them had been clamoring for on Sunday when the school parted ways with head coach Butch Jones. But while some will view the dismissal of Jones as good news, three Tennessee commitments have already backed off their commitments to the school as of Sunday afternoon.

Rivals250 wide receiver Alontae Taylor and three-star athlete Shockey Jacques-Louis both informed Rivals.com of their decisions. Three-star athlete Tanner Ingle also tweeted his intentions to re-open his recruitment and was joined by three-star junior college defensive end Dorian Gerald.

"I'm not longer committed to Tennessee," Taylor said in a text message. "Here are my final Top Five -- Louisville, Georgia, Alabama, Wake Forest, Georgia Tech."

Taylor has already taken an official visit to Notre Dame and is slated to visit Georgia this weekend. Despite him eliminating Tennessee on Sunday, the Vols are likely to remain a factor upon hiring a new coach.

The same can't be said for Jacques-Louis, who has been looking at other programs from quite some time. Kentucky is believed to be the favorite, with Michigan State and other programs also involved.

"Tennessee is a great school and I love it there but Coach Jones was the pushing edge to keep me there at Tennessee the only thing that was keeping me there was the faith in the coaching staff," Jacques-Louis said. "But I guess the people in charge didn’t have as much faith as I did."

Rivals250 defensive back Trey Dean is also wavering on his commitment and told Rivals.com he might not be in the class much longer.

"I was very surprised about the news," Dean said Sunday morning. "I probably will de-commit from Tennessee."

Tennessee's class current has 15 commitments and is currently ranked No. 21 in the Rivals.com Team Rankings after starting the day with 19 commitments and ranked No. 11.