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16 players listed as out for Tennessee-Kentucky football game

Oct 19, 2024; Gainesville, Florida, USA; Kentucky Wildcats wide receiver Barion Brown (7) pushes past Kentucky Wildcats running back Chip Trayanum (4) against the Florida Gators during the second half at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Pendleton-Imagn Images
Oct 19, 2024; Gainesville, Florida, USA; Kentucky Wildcats wide receiver Barion Brown (7) pushes past Kentucky Wildcats running back Chip Trayanum (4) against the Florida Gators during the second half at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Pendleton-Imagn Images

No. 7 Tennessee (6-1, 3-1 SEC) will host Kentucky (3-5, 1-5 SEC) on Saturday at Neyland Stadium. Rankings reflect the US LBM Coaches Poll.

Kickoff between the Vols and Wildcats is slated for 7:45 p.m. EDT and will be televised by SEC Network. Tom Hart (play-by-play), Jordan Rodgers (analyst) and Cole Cubelic (sideline reporter) will be on the call.

Josh Heupel will look to remain undefeated (3-0) against the Wildcats during his tenure as Tennessee’s head coach since 2021. Tennessee won at Kentucky, 45-42, in 2021, while winning at Neyland Stadium, 44-6, in 2022. Heupel and the Vols were victorious at Kentucky, 33-27, last season.

Beginning with the 2024-25 athletics calendar, Southeastern Conference schools will provide public reports on availability of student-athletes to participate in each conference game in football, men’s basketball, women’s basketball and baseball.

Below are the status of Tennessee and Kentucky’s student-athletes for Week 10.

Tennessee Vols injury report

Jourdan Thomas (defensive back): Out

Keenan Pili (linebacker): Out

Edwin Spillman (linebacker): Out

Caleb Herring (defensive line): Questionable

Kentucky Wildcats injury report

Maxwell Hairston (defensive back): Out

DeaMonte “Chip” Trayanum (running back): Out

DJ Waller Jr. (defensive back): Out

Jantzen Dunn (defensive back): Out

Quay’sheed Scott (defensive back): Out

J.J. Weaver (outside linebacker): Out

Jayvant Brown (inside linebacker): Out

Steven Soles Jr. (outside linebacker): Out

Darrion Henry-Young (defensive line): Out

D’Eryk Jackson (inside linebacker): Out

Gerald Mincey (offensive line): Out

Jordan Dingle (tight end): Out

Josaih Hayes (defensive line): Out

Nasir Addison (defensive back): Probable

Jourdan Thomas

Photo by Dan Harralson, Vols Wire
Photo by Dan Harralson, Vols Wire

Thomas suffered a season-ending knee injury during fall training camp in August. He has appeared in 25 games, including one start, for the Vols since 2022, recording 28 tackles, two tackles for a loss and one block.

Keenan Pili

Keenan Pili. Tennessee’s Orange & White Game at Neyland Stadium on April 13, 2024. Photo by Dan Harralson, Vols Wire
Keenan Pili. Tennessee’s Orange & White Game at Neyland Stadium on April 13, 2024. Photo by Dan Harralson, Vols Wire

Pili suffered a season-ending ACL injury against Florida on Oct. 12. He appeared in six contests for the Vols in 2024, recording 29 tackles and 1.5 tackles for a loss.

Pili appeared in one game last season for Tennessee after transferring from BYU. He recorded four tackles and played 29 snaps in the Vols’ 2023 season-opening win versus Virginia. Pili suffered an upper-body injury and missed the remainder of last season.

Edwin Spillman

Edwin Spillman. Tennessee’s Orange & White Game at Neyland Stadium on April 13, 2024. Photo by Dan Harralson, Vols Wire
Edwin Spillman. Tennessee’s Orange & White Game at Neyland Stadium on April 13, 2024. Photo by Dan Harralson, Vols Wire

Spillman has appeared in two games this season at Tennessee. He has totaled three tackles (one solo) against Kent State and Oklahoma. Spillman enrolled at Tennessee in March after graduating high school early and participated in spring practices.

Caleb Herring

Caleb Herring. Tennessee Volunteers football game versus the Vanderbilt Commodores at Neyland Stadium on November 25, 2023. Photo by Dan Harralson, Vols Wire
Caleb Herring. Tennessee Volunteers football game versus the Vanderbilt Commodores at Neyland Stadium on November 25, 2023. Photo by Dan Harralson, Vols Wire

Herring has appeared in six games for the Vols this season, recording three tackles. He totaled one tackle against Chattanooga, North Carolina State and Alabama.

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