KNOXVILLE — Tennessee will be without a second offensive lineman for its Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl clash with Nebraska next week.
Head coach Butch Jones after Tuesday morning’s practice announced redshirt freshman guard Venzell Boulware will not play in the Volunteers’ finale due to academics.
“Venzell is a great young man,” Jones said. “He’ll be better for it. He has still practiced and he’s had one of the best bowl practices that we had, but due to academics he will not be available.”
Tennessee held off a late push from Ohio State to land Boulware out of the Atlanta area in 2015, and he redshirted his first season in Knoxville.
Injuries prompted the Vols to turn to Boulware for a start at left guard against Alabama, and he earned the starting right guard spot for the season’s final two games against Missouri and Vanderbilt.