Skip to main content
Tennessee

Watch: Tennessee CB Jermod McCoy goes through individual drills

On3 imageby: Brent Hubbs08/08/25Brent_Hubbs
Tennessee defensive back Jermod McCoy

Tennessee all-SEC defensive back Jermod McCoy tore his ACL back in January while training at home in Texas. 

McCoy immediately had surgery and has been rehabbing to try and get back at some point this season. 

Monday, McCoy took another step towards his return as he went through individual drills with the team. 

Head coach Josh Heupel has not given any kind of date for McCoy’s return.

“No timetable on him,” Tennessee coach Josh Heupel said Tuesday during his media day press conference, one day before the Vols start fall camp. “There are benchmark things that he’s got to accomplish within our training room to move on to the next phase of it.”

Heupel said he has been pleased with the way the Oregon State transfer, who burst on the scene for Tennessee last fall, has dealt with everything and indicated hat Monday’s next step was expected.

“He’s handled it really well from the very beginning,” Heupel said. “Just his mindset and how he’s approached every single day. He’s done a really good job throughout the course of the summer. Periodically you see his drills, movement, explosive-type drills that he’s doing, change based on his rehab protocol.

“As we go through training camp, there’ll be a progression. How his body responds to some of those things will kind of dictate the time period of when he’s available for us.” 

In his first season in the SEC, the former receiver signee, recorded 44 tackles, a team high 9 PBU’s and a team high 4 interceptions including a key interception in the end zone in Tennessee’s win over Alabama.

As McCoy continues to recover, Heupel and the Vols continue through fall camp. Saturday, Tennessee will hold their first major scrimmage of the pre-season three weeks ahead of their opener against Syracuse in Atlanta. 

You may also like