Tennessee left tackle Lance Heard is questionable for the Oklahoma game, according to the SEC student-athlete availability report released Wednesday.
Heard did not play in the Vols’ 71-0 win over Kent State last week due to precautionary reasons surrounding an injury.
No. 7 Tennessee (3-0) plays No. 13 Oklahoma (3-0) on Saturday (7:30 p.m. ET, ABC) in Norman. It will be Oklahoma’s first SEC game in program history.
Here’s the updated availability status for Tennessee and Oklahoma players.
Tennessee injury reportDB Jourdan Thomas (out)DB John Slaughter (out)OL Shamurad Umarov (out)OT Lance Heard (questionable)DB William Wright (probable)OL William Satterwhite (probable)LB Ben Bolton (probable)Oklahoma injury reportWR Jayden Gibson (out)WR Jalil Farooq (out)DB Gentry Williams (out)OL Geirean Hatchett (out)LB Dasan McCullough (doubtful)TE Cade McIntyre (questionable)OL Branson Hickman (questionable)OL Jake Taylor (questionable)WR Nic Anderson (probable)WR Andrel Anthony (probable)DB Kendel Dolby (probable)OL Troy Everett (probable)How SEC availability report works
This is UT’s first appearance on the SEC student-athlete availability report, which began this season for conference games only.
The initial report is released on Wednesday night of an SEC game week with daily updates leading to a final report 90 minutes prior to kickoff of a Saturday game.
Prior to game day, players are designated by their school as available, probable, questionable, doubtful or out for the upcoming game. On game day, they are designated as available, game-time decision or out.
Here’s what those designations mean:
• Out: Will not play, 0% chance to play.
• Doubtful: Unlikely to play, 25% chance to play.
• Questionable: Uncertain to play, 50% chance to play.
• Probable: Probable to play, 75% chance to play.
Per the SEC policy, schools must accurately designate players’ participation status. If the school has knowledge that a player may not be able to participate in the upcoming game for any reason (injury, illness, suspension, ineligibility or personal matter), it must report it.
Failure to do so will subject schools to potential penalties ranging from $25,000 for a first offense to $100,000 for a third and further offenses.
Adam Sparks is the Tennessee football beat reporter. Email adam.sparks@knoxnews.com. X, formerly known as Twitter@AdamSparks. Support strong local journalism by subscribing at knoxnews.com/subscribe.
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