KNOXVILLE – Riddled by injuries during his first couple of seasons at Tennessee, sophomore offensive lineman K’Rojhn Calbert had to believe.
Believe that everything was going to eventually be better. Believe that he would have an opportunity to contribute to the Volunteers during his career.
So he put his even more of his faith in God. He leaned on his grandmother, Wille Mae Martin, who had given the 6-foot-5, 330-pounder her blessing to play his senior year of high school after suffering ACL injuries during his freshman and sophomore seasons and not even playing as a junior.
The injuries didn’t stop once he got to Tennessee, as Calbert suffered a torn ACL during his first (redshirt) season with the program. But he was able to rebound and play 10 games as a reserve guard in 2018 and so far this season has played in all 10 games and started three at right tackle, playing every snap in the team’s 17-13 victory over Kentucky on Nov. 9 that improved the team to 5-5 and 3-3 in the Southeastern Conference heading into Saturday’s game at Missouri (5-5, 2-4) at 7:30 p.m. EST. The game will be televised on the SEC Network.
But even as his body has held up, Calbert hasn’t forgotten what helped him get to this point.