Thursday's updated injury reports for Tennessee, Vanderbilt
Tennessee and Vanderbilt updated their injury reports Thursday night, with three Vols remaining questionable ahead of Saturday afternoon’s Noon Eastern Time kickoff at FirstBank Stadium in Nashville, a Noon Eastern Time kickoff on ABC.
Defensive end Jordan Ross, defensive back Christian Charles and offensive lineman Jackson Lampley were all listed as questionable by the Vols on the first injury report of the week on Wednesday and had the same status Thursday.
Redshirt freshman running back DeSean Bishop not being listed on Wednesday’s injury report was the most notable news. Bishop has missed the last three games after being injured early in the win over Kentucky a month ago.
Tennessee (9-2, 5-2 SEC) is looking to play its way into the 12-team College Football Playoff with a win at Vanderbilt (6-5, 3-4) on Saturday. The Vols and Commodores will update their injury reports again on Friday night, then one final time on Saturday morning, approximately 90 minutes before kickoff.
Tennessee Thursday Injury Report
| Player | Position | Status |
| Jordan Ross | DL | Questionable |
| Christian Charles | DB | Questionable |
| Jackson Lampley | OL | Questionable |
| Keenan Pili | LB | Out |
| Jourdan Thomas | DB | Out |
| Cole Harrison | TE | Out |
| Vysen Lang | OL | Out |
Vanderbilt Thursday Injury Report
| Player | Position | Status |
| Christian James | DL | Questionable |
| Prince Kollie | LB | Questionable |
| Bradley Mann | DL | Out |
| Grayson Morgan | OL | Out |
| Boubacar Diakite | EDGE | Out |
| AJ Newberry | RB | Out |
| Mark Davis | CB | Out |
| Zaylin Wood | DL | Out |
| Dariya Wiley | WR | Out |
DeSean Bishop injured early in Tennessee’s win over Kentucky
DeSean Bishop hasn’t played since the Kentucky game on November 2, when he was injured on just his third snap. He’s Tennessee’s second-leading rusher this season, carrying 54 times for 372 yards and three touchdowns.
He had a career-high 120 yards and two touchdowns on September 14 in the 71-0 win over Kent State. He ran for 60 yards and a touchdown against Chattanooga in the season-opener on August 31, 42 yards against NC State and 36 against Alabama on October 19.
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Freshman Peyton Lewis has filled in for Bishop as Tennessee’s backup running back the last four games. He went for a career-high 46 yards and two touchdowns against UTEP last week and had a season-high 14 carries against Mississippi State on November 9, rushing for 44 yards. He had 24 yards on eight carries against Kentucky and 30 yards on six carries at Georgia.
SEC Injury Reports
The SEC in August announced “availability reports” for football, basketball and baseball.
“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 penalties from $25,000, for first-time offenders, to $100,000 for “third and further” offenses in football. Men’s basketball, women’s basketball and baseball fines will be between $15,000 and $25,000.
