Vols T logoKNOXVILLE – Corey Vereen’s freshman season at Tennessee doesn’t appear headed toward a premature end.
The defensive end, who enrolled in January and had a solid spring practice for the Volunteers, underwent surgery to repair a torn meniscus Friday, and coach Butch Jones said the 6-foot-2, 248-pound Floridian could return “as early as” five to six weeks.
“Each individual’s different with the healing process,” Jones said following Friday’s practice, “so it’s really hard to set a timetable.”
Vereen suffered the injury during Tuesday night’s practice and underwent an MRI on Wednesday.
One of five defensive linemen in the Vols’ 2013 signing class, Vereen showed some good pass-rushing ability in the spring and capped it with a four-sack performance in the spring Orange and White game.