The Tennessee injury report for the Texas game is due out Wednesday night, and there are a few names that look especially likely to show up on it.
Javin Gordon is one of them. He wasn’t active against Kennesaw State, and that came as a surprise to plenty of people.
Nothing in the reporting here says he’s definitely out for Saturday, but his status is still worth watching closely. Even if he’s ultimately good to go, he still feels like a strong candidate to land on the report.
Gordon, who many view as the No. 2 running back, is one of the more notable names to monitor.
Dylan Lewis also appears headed for the list. He played against Kennesaw State, but left the game with an injury and did not return.
He was helped off the field, which makes his inclusion on the report feel almost certain no matter what his final availability looks like. Tennessee would obviously love to have one of its safety options back in the mix, but as of now, there’s no clarity on whether Lewis will be able to suit up against Texas.
Then there’s Daevin Hobbs, who looks like the safest prediction of the three. He missed the Kennesaw State game and has been dealing with the same injury since the start of the season.
Even if he’s able to play Saturday, this is the kind of situation that should keep him on the report. The sense here is that Tennessee has been managing the injury carefully, and last week may have been more about caution before SEC play than anything else.
The report itself hasn’t been released yet, so all of this is still a prediction and could change once Wednesday night arrives. But if the report plays out the way it looks now, Gordon, Lewis, and Hobbs are the three names most likely to be on it.
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