Vols’ running back eyeing spring ball return

Vols’ running back eyeing spring ball return.

KNOXVILLE – Tennessee returns to action Saturday at Arkansas in Week 7 of the Southeastern Conference’s 2020 league-only season.

The Vols had an open date last week.

Jeremy Pruitt kicked off Week 7 with his Monday press conference.

The third-year Tennessee head coach discussed freshman running back Len’Neth Whitehead that is eyeing a return during spring practices.

“He had been out because of his foot injury, but came back and was doing really well and unfortunately hurt his shoulder in camp and is probably going to do surgery on it in the next week to get him back in time for spring ball,” Pruitt said of Whitehead.

The 6-foot-2, 225-pound freshman suffered a Lisfranc injury in his fifth game during his senior season at Athens Academy in Athens, Georgia.

Len'Neth Whitehead
Len’Neth Whitehead. (Joshua Mixon / Athens Banner-Herald / USA TODAY Network)