FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Tennessee is back in action after its opener and will return to SEC action Saturday night against Arkansas State here at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium. After this game, the fourth-ranked Vols only have two more SEC road games left (Georgia and Vanderbilt in November), so this is the last game to see a complete travel roster for at least a month. It became. Teams can bring 74 players to conference road games, but depending on who does and doesn’t travel, especially freshmen, some players’ positions and coaching staffs may be redshirted or rostered. It may reveal what you plan to do in terms of management.
Tennessee’s pregame availability report revealed nothing new, with only four players ruled out: defensive backs Jordan Thomas, John Slaughter and Montrell Bundy, and freshman linebacker Edwin Spielman. Ta. Thomas missed the season with a preseason knee injury, Slaughter missed his second straight game, and Spielman and Bundy were new players starting against Oklahoma, with Spielman missing the first two games of the season. Coming off an open week, the Vols didn’t have to change anything from the initial availability report released Wednesday night.
Barring any changes, Tennessee’s starting left tackle Lance Hurd is expected to return after missing two games.
Reserve offensive lineman Shamrad Umarov, who was not on the injury report this week after missing the two-week game against Oklahoma, will not travel to Fayetteville and will miss his second consecutive game due to the injury he suffered against Kent State.
