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Injuries already causing problems for plenty of Top 25 teams

FILE - In this Nov. 28, 2014, file photo, Arkansas running back Jonathan Williams runs alone down the sideline as he scores on a 23-yard reception during the first quarter of an NCAA college football game against Missouri in Columbia, Mo. The 18th-ranked Razorbacks lost half their dynamic duo at running back when Williams injured his left foot during an Aug. 15 scrimmage. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson, File) FILE - In this Nov. 28, 2014, file photo, Arkansas running back Jonathan Williams runs alone down the sideline as he scores on a 23-yard reception during the first quarter of an NCAA college football game against Missouri in Columbia, Mo. The 18th-ranked Razorbacks lost half their dynamic duo at running back when Williams injured his left foot during an Aug. 15 scrimmage. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson, File)

By Associated Press August 25, 2015 4 min read

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Tennessee has no time to celebrate its first Top 25 appearance in three years.

The 25th-ranked Volunteers are too busy adjusting their depth chart after three of their players suffered likely season-ending injuries in training camp.

Senior guard Marcus Jackson, the Vols’ most experienced offensive lineman, likely will miss the entire season with a biceps injury. A similar injury has knocked out reserve guard Austin Sanders for the season.

Rashaan Gaulden, who had been working as Tennessee’s first-team nickel back, also was lost for the season with a broken foot.

“It’s unfortunate, but it’s also a part of the game,” said Tennessee coach Butch Jones, whose team is in the rankings for the first time since September 2012. “It’s (going on) across the country.”