Tennessee at Vanderbilt Wednesday injury report revealed

Tennessee and Vanderbilt might not top out the vitriol rankings for their rivalry, but Saturday’s matchup will have plenty of massive stakes. Particularly so for the Volunteers.

Tennessee is playing for a likely College Football Playoff at-large berth, should the Volunteers win on the road against the Commodores. And the good news for Tennessee is the Volunteers appear to be rather healthy as of the mid-week.

See the full injury reports below.

Tennessee-Vanderbilt full Wednesday injury report

Tennessee:

• Jourdan Thomas, DB, OUT
• Keenan Pili, LB, OUT
• Vysen Lang, OL, OUT
• Cole Harrison, TE, OUT
• Christian Charles, DB, Questionable
• Jordan Ross, DL, Questionable
• Jackson Lampley, OL, Questionable

Vanderbilt:

• Dariyan Wiley, WR, OUT
• Zaylin Wood, DL, OUT
• Mark Davis, CB, OUT
• AJ Newberry, RB, OUT
• Boubacar Diakite, EGE, OUT
• Grayson Morgan, OL, OUT
• Bradley Mann, DL, OUT
• Prince Kollie, LB, Questionable
• Christian James, DL, Questionable

And while Vanderbilt could play spoiler for the Volunteers, Commodores head coach Clark Lea isn’t building this game around that.

Ahead of the game, Lea did his best to dismiss the emphasis on Vanderbilt’s chances to knock Tennessee out of the Playoff race. However, he did add that the Commodores have plenty of other reasons to stay motivated for the game.

“Maybe externally for the Playoff stuff,” Clark Lea said. “That’s just not what we focus on. We’re excited to compete against our in-state rival, and again, we’re excited to play better. We want to play a better game against them, and that’s the opportunity we want to seize. We want to send our seniors out the right way.”

Tennessee isn’t currently in a position to make it to the SEC Championship Game. That means the Volunteers would be looking to make the Playoff field as an at-large team. However, an additional loss could prove costly.

“This is always the last game on the schedule. I’ve been sick to my stomach the last three years, whether it’s leaving Knoxville or leaving our stadium here. It doesn’t sit well,” Lea said. “So, that’s what our focus is on. How do we pull the best performance out of our team? How do we represent ourselves in a way that makes us proud?”