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A look at Kentucky's initial availability report ahead of Tennessee

4A3DA472-0F39-4C89-9987-5851509375C0by:Matt Rayabout 14 hours

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Kentucky players running onto the field during pregame introductions - Dr. Michael Huang, Kentucky Sports Radio
Kentucky players running onto the field during pregame introductions - Dr. Michael Huang, Kentucky Sports Radio

No.7 Tennessee (6-1) will host Kentucky (3-5) inside of Neyland Stadium on Saturday night at 7:45 pm ET. The Vols and the Wildcats have both now submitted their initial player availability report on Wednesday evening, and Volquest takes a look at Kentucky’s report.

What Kentucky Head Coach Marks Stoops said about the Wildcats Injury Situation

“Our guys are beat down pretty good,” the Kentucky Head Coach said during Wednesday’s SEC teleconference. “We got to get our guys healthy this week. We have a have to have a really strong week of practice and prepare for a great challenge ahead of us, and we have a lot to improve on. So that’s what we’re focusing on right now.”

Kentucky’s Availability Report

PlayerPositionStatus
Maxwell HairstonDBOUT
DeaMonte TrayanumRBOUT
Jantzen DunnDBOUT
J.J. WeaverOLBOUT
Steven Soles Jr.OLBOUT
Darrion Henry-YoungDLOUT
D’Eryk JacksonILBOUT
Gerald MinceyOLOUT
Jordan DingleTEOUT
Josaih HayesDLOUT
Quay’Sheed ScottDBDOUBTFUL
DJ Waller Jr.DBQUESTIONABLE
Jayant BrownILBQUESTIONABLE
Demi Sumo-KarngbayeRBPROBABLE
Deone WalkerDTPROBABLE
Nasir AddisonDBPROBABLE
Tavion GadsonDLPROBABLE

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.

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