No UT players were ever forced to leave because of the investigation..
There's proof that Heupel even tried retaining kids that were recruited by Niedermeyer, or were rumored to be paid.
The NCAA never mandated punishment to players, nor were they ever questioned about their involvement.
All they wanted was the coaches involved. Mainly to get Pruitt out.
Eric Gray would have stayed at Tennessee, if Heupel retained Jay Graham..
He refused to retain Graham..
Graham still trains Gray in the offseason, that's why he chose a HS coaching job in TN, instead of joining Alabama's staff as ST coordinator and TE coach.
He turned down the RB coaching position that Gillespie took, because Danny White had assured Graham that himself, Garner, and Steele would be retained.
Which was lies.. Heupel didn't want any of them, and was forced to hire Garner.