The Tennessee starting quarterback battle has now dwindled down to three, as Butch Jones confirmed that redshirt freshman Riley Ferguson will most likely not be rejoining the team this summer or next season.

The highly touted and former Elite 11 quarterback didn’t get to play a single game in his career due to a fractured tibia that held him off the gridiron.

In the Orange and White game this year he was 7-of-12 for 83 yards with one touchdown and the games only interception.

With Ferguson’s anticipated departure from the program the signal caller competition is now down to three scholarship quarterbacks—senior Justin Worley and sophomores Joshua Dobbs and Nathan Peterman.

The Matthews, North Carolina native and former Butler High School standout was expected to have a strong chance to compete for the starting job this offseason. He will transfer to another program to continue his college football career.