KNOXVILLE — Baylen Buchanan enters his redshirt senior campaign in 2020 after not playing in any games and taking a medical redshirt last season.
The Vols kicked off fall training camp Monday ahead of the upcoming season.
Third-year Tennessee head coach Jeremy Pruitt discussed Buchanan’s status for the 2020 campaign following practice.
“From a roster standpoint, Baylen Buchanan is going to sit out this season based off of a medical issue that he’s continued to work on,” Pruitt said. “He’s shown a lot of improvement there and he’s going to continue to work hard to get better there, but he’s not going to play this season.”
Buchanan has been suffering from a narrowing of his spine. Pruitt also discussed if his injury is career-ending.
“No,” Pruitt said. “First of all, I’m not the doctor, but it’s something that he’s working hard to rehab with, and he’ll continue to do that.”