A look at Florida's initial availability report ahead of Saturday night matchup against Tennessee
No.8 Tennessee (4-1, 1-1) will look to bounce back against Florida this week after a let down last week against Arkansas. Ahead of the pivotal matchup with the Gators, Volquest takes a look at the injury situation for Billy Napier’s team.
Florida has now submitted its first availability report for the week ahead of Saturday’s game with the Vols. The Gators and Vols both have to submit their initial reports on Wednesday, then they have to provide daily updates leading into the game, with the final update coming 90 minutes before game time on Saturday.
| Player | Position | Status |
| Jakeem Jackson | DB | Out |
| TJ Abrams | WR | Out |
| Treyaun Webb | RB | Out |
| KD Daniels | RB | Out |
| Kahleil Jackson | WR | Out |
| Devon Manuel | OL | Out |
| Tony Livingston | TE | Out |
| Marcus Burke | WR | Out |
| Jamari Lyons | DL | Out |
| DJ Douglas | DB | Questionable |
| Bryce Thornton | DB | Questionable |
| Asa Turner | DB | Questionable |
| Austin Barber | OL | Questionable |
| Joey Slackman | DL | Questionable |
About the SEC’s Injury Reporting Policy.
“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.
