There are no changes to Tennessee or Vanderbilt’s injury reports from Wednesday to Thursday night.
Tennessee has four players listed out and three questionable for Saturday’s game while Vanderbilt has seven players out and two questionable.
Without any changes from Wednesday to Thursday, the news of the week so far remains the return of Tennessee running back DeSean Bishop from injury. Bishop has not played since the Kentucky game in early November but was not listed on either Wednesday or Thursday’s report. Tennessee freshman running back Peyton Lewis took the bulk of the backup snaps behind Dylan Sampson in Bishop’s absence.
Tennessee is also getting freshman linebacker Edwin Spillman back from injury. Spillman has only played in two games this season and hasn’t played since Oklahoma in late September.
Here’s a look at how Tennessee and Vanderbilt’s injury reports shake out on the Thanksgiving night update:
Tennessee
OUT
- DB Jourdan Thomas
- LB Keenan Pili
- OL Vysen Lang
- TE Cole Harrison
QUESTIONABLE
- DB Christian Charles
- DL Jordan Ross
- OL Jackson Lampley
Tennessee Notes
No changes on Tennessee’s side from Wednesday to Thursday.
Charles missed a few games early in the season but has played in the last eight games as a rotational safety with 26 tackles on the season. The Tennessee junior recorded five tackles against UTEP last weekend. Ross has been a rotational player on Tennessee’s defensive line during his freshman season.
Lampley got the start last weekend on Senior Day but has been in the guard rotation for the Vols this season. Freshman tight end Cole Harrison is a new addition to the report since the Georgia game. Thomas and Pili have season-ending injuries while Lang has missed the last few games with injury.
DeSean Bishop and Edwin Spillman look to both be returning from injury.
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Vanderbilt
OUT
- WR Dariyan Wiley
- DL Zaylin Wood
- CB Mark Davis
- RB AJ Newberry
- EDGE Boubacar Diakite
- OL Grayson Morgan
- DL Bradley Mann
QUESTIONABLE
- LB Prince Kollie
- DL Christian James
Vanderbilt Notes
- Wood, Diakite, and Morgan have been frequent visitors on the Vanderbilt injury report this season while Mann and Davis have season-ending injuries.
- WR Wiley has also been out for a while with an injury
- RB Newberry is Vanderbilt’s second-leading running back with 185 yards on 41 carries including 22 yards against LSU last weekend
- LB Kollie has 17 total tackles but hasn’t played since South Carolina on Nov. 9
- DL James has 19 total tackles including three last weekend in a loss against LSU
Vanderbilt will host No. 8 Tennessee at Noon ET on Saturday afternoon in FirstBank Stadium. Stay tuned to Rocky Top Insider for live, on-site coverage of the game in Nashville.
