Tennessee availability report officially rules Lance Heard out for Oklahoma game
Tennessee left tackle Lance Heard is out for Saturday night’s game at Oklahoma. The Vols ruled Heard out in Friday night’s availability report after listing him as questionable the previous two days.
Heard missed last week’s game against Kent State with an ankle injury.
No. 6 Tennessee (3-0) and No. 15 Oklahoma (3-0) are scheduled for a 7:30 p.m. Eastern Time kickoff at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman. Redshirt senior Dayne Davis is expected to replace Heard at left tackle.
The availability reports, as mandated by the SEC, will be updated one final time 90 minutes before kickoff on Saturday.
Players listed as “probable” have a 75% chance to play, while players listed as “questionable” are uncertain with a 50% chance to play. “Doubtful” means a player is unlikely to play, with a 25% chance to play. Players listed as available have a 100% chance to play and will only be listed if they were on a previous availability report.
Tennessee Availability Report
| Player | Position | Status |
| Jourdan Thomas | DB | Out |
| John Slaughter | DB | Out |
| Shamurad Umarov | OL | Out |
| Lance Heard | OL | Out |
| William Wright | DB | Probable |
| Ben Bolton | LB | Probable |
| William Satterwhite | OL | Probable |
Oklahoma Availability Report
| Player | Position | Status |
| Jayden Gibson | Wide Receiver | Out |
| Jalil Farooq | Wide Receiver | Out |
| Gentry Williams | Defensive Back | Out |
| Geirean Hatchett | Offensive Line | Out |
| Dasan McCullough | Defensive Back | Out |
| Jake Taylor | Offensive Line | Questionable |
| Branson Hickman | Offensive Line | Questionable |
| Kade McIntyre | Tight End | Probable |
| Nic Anderson | Wide Receiver | Probable |
| Andrel Anthony | Wide Receiver | Probable |
| Kendel Dolby | Defensive Back | Probable |
| Troy Everett | Offensive Line | Probable |
A Closer Look: SEC Availability Reports
The SEC in August announced availability reports for football, basketball and baseball. For SEC football games, schools are required to submit availability reports three days before games and issue daily updates up until 90 minutes before game time.
For basketball and baseball, reports will be issued the night before SEC games with an additional update on game day.
“This availability reporting policy is intended to reduce pressure from outside entities seeking participation information,” said SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey, “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.”
Players will be listed as available, probable, questionable, doubtful or out for their next game. On game day the updates will include available, game-time decision or out.
Schools of who fail to provide accurate and timely availability reports will be subject to
