Former Vol Elijah Herring is going to remain in state and play for the Memphis Tigers. He announced on Friday night. The powerful inside linebacker just wrapped up his true sophomore season. He started 11 of 12 games this past season at middle linebacker to lead Tennessee with 80 tackles (four for loss) and 0.5 sacks. He helped the Vols to rank third in the SEC and 23rd in the country this past season in scoring defense. He was a steady playmaker at linebacker as the Vols struggled to stay healthy at the position with Keenan Pili and Arion Carter missing most of if not the entire season. “I’d …