No.15 Tennessee and Mississippi State will square off in Starksville on Saturday afternoon. The Vols head to the Magnolia State looking to get in the win column in SEC play. Mississippi State has now released their first injury report on Wednesday night ahead of the matchup. You can take a look at this below.

The Bulldogs have three players on the initial injury report, including Will Whitson and Blake Steen. Steen would be the most notable injury given he started the season at right tackle for the Bulldogs.

Player	Position	Status
Derion Gullette	LB	Questionable
Will Whitson*	DL	OUT
Blake Steen*	OL	OUT

Understanding the SEC Availability Report

“This availability reporting policy is intended to reduce pressure from outside entities seeking participation information and represents a commitment of our 16 institutions to provide enhanced transparency to support efforts to protect our student-athletes and the integrity of competition,” said SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey in August.

According to a policy approved by the Conference’s membership, SEC schools will be required to submit availability reports three days prior to each Conference football game (beginning on Wednesday in advance of a Saturday football game) with daily updates leading to a final report 90 minutes prior to game time.  In the sports of basketball and baseball, reports will be filed the night before each SEC contest with an update on game day.

Under the reporting structure, prior to game day, student-athletes will be designated as “available,” “probable,” “questionable,” “doubtful,” or “out” for their next game.  To provide additional clarity on game day, student-athletes will be designated as “available,” “game time decision,” or “out” for the upcoming game.

Failure to provide accurate and timely availability reports will subject schools to potential penalties ranging from $25,000 for a first offense to $100,000 for a third and further offenses in football, and a maximum of $15,000 to $25,000 in men’s and women’s basketball and baseball.