16 players listed as out for Tennessee-Kentucky football game
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
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
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
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
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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