Florida at Tennessee: Thursday injury report released

Florida and Tennessee are set to renew their rivalry in a game that is critically important for both teams, albeit for wildly different reasons. So the injury report looms quite large.

Wednesday saw some key players included on that injury report on both sides.

For Tennessee, wide receivers Squirrel White and Bru McCoy were both listed on the injury report as probable on Wednesday. So while they’re anticipated to play, their status is worth monitoring the rest of the week.

On the other side, Florida listed receiver Marcus Burke and defensive back Ja’Keem Jackson as out, while listing offensive lineman Austin Barber as questionable on Wednesday. All three are impact players.

With that in mind, let’s take a look at the Thursday injury report released by the two teams.

Florida

• DB Ja’Keem Jackson–Out
• WR TJ Abrams–Out
• RB Treyaun Webb–Out
• RB KD Daniels–Out
• WR Kahleil Jackson–Out
• OL Devon Manuel–Out
• TE Tony Livingston–Out
• WR Marcus Burke–Out
• DL Jamari Lyons–Out
• DB DJ Douglas–Questionable
• DB Bryce Thornton–Questionable
• DB Asa Turner–Questionable
• OL Austin Barber–Questionable
• DL Joey Slackman–Questionable

Tennessee

• DB Jourdan Thomas–Out
• LB Edwin Spillman–Out
• LB Ben Bolton–Doubtful
• WR Dont’e Thornton Jr.–Questionable
• WR Squirrel White–Probable
• DB Christian Harrison–Probable
• WR Bru McCoy–Probable

One thing that will be interesting in Saturday’s showdown in Neyland Stadium is which team shows up for Tennessee. The Volunteers were downright explosive offensively in the first three games of the season, averaging 63.7 points per contest.

Since then, in SEC play, Tennessee has averaged just 19.5 points per game.

Can quarterback Nico Iamaleava find his groove again and get back in sync? Will the injury report allow some key guys to return? There might not be a better opponent to do it against than Florida.

The Gators will enter Saturday’s game sporting the nation’s No. 74 scoring defense and No. 96 total defense. But things have been better of late for Florida, with the defense finding at least some answers in recent weeks.

In any case, it figures to be an intriguing contest. And the injury report will bear monitoring as gametime gets closer.

Florida and Tennessee will meet at 7 p.m. ET on Saturday, with a national broadcast slated for ESPN.