Notre Dame Transfer Bullard Heads For Tennessee - NewsChannel5.com | Nashville News, Weather & Sports

(AP) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Offensive lineman Alex Bullard has decided to transfer to Tennessee from Notre Dame and hopes to be eligible right away. 

The Knoxville News-Sentinel reported that Bullard opted to transfer from South Bend after his father died last year.

Bullard is seeking a hardship waiver from the NCAA, which, if granted, would make the sophomore eligible to play immediately for the Volunteers. 

Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly in a statement said Bullard had been released from his scholarship. 

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