UT’s Jason Croom is tackled by Arkansas State’s Charleston Girley, left, and Artez Brown Saturday at Neyland Stadium.KNOXVILLE – Likely to be without two of its top wide receivers, Tennessee will need another wideout to step up when the Volunteers come off today’s open date with a visit to Georgia next Saturday.
And after what happened at Oklahoma seven days ago, perhaps no receiver will want to step up more than Jason Croom.
In the Vols’ loss to the fourth-ranked Sooners, the redshirt sophomore had a couple of plays he’d probably like to have back, most notably a potential touchdown pass that went through his hands for an interception.
Croom went without a catch in the game and had his 12-game streak with at least one catch snapped.
“He was disappointed,” receivers coach Zach Azzanni said this week. “He could’ve changed the game on a couple of plays, and he knows it. I know it, too, but I also know how hard he works. He’s a great kid.