KNOXVILLE – Tennessee won its football season opener Monday night, but the Volunteers accumulated some bruises against Georgia Tech that could keep a few players out of Saturday’s home opener against Indiana State.
On Wednesday, coach Butch Jones announced junior receiver Jauan Jennings is out indefinitely. Jones also noted kick returner Evan Berry, receiver Josh Smith and defensive tackles Kendal Vickers and Shy Tuttle are questionable for the 4 p.m. game.
“They’ll be available for some part of practice today,” Jones said of the four players he listed as questionable. “Some we’ll keep in for treatments and just get out there for team periods, and I’ll know a little more later on in the week. But there is a possibility that they could play.
“In terms of Jauan’s injury, it’s indefinite and that’s all I can say at this particular time. I can’t get into specifics.”
After returning the first two kickoffs of Monday’s game, Berry was absent on the last two as freshman Ty Chandler replaced him. Vickers was injured late in the fourth quarter and did not return, while neither Smith nor Tuttle played at all.