Kickoff is slated for noon EDT and ABC will televise the season-opening matchup.
“We will know more, but a guy that has been great all of training camp and really all offseason,” Heupel said. “He will be out for this one, but we will see where that goes moving forward.”
The 6-foot-2, 340-pound defensive lineman has appeared in 33 games with the Vols, recording 29 tackles, 2.5 tackles for a loss and two pass deflections.
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