Multiple media outlets report that Tennessee QB Tyler Bray has a broken thumb and will miss at least the next 4 games.
UcheaT QB Bray out 4-6 Weeks
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The Vols, who averaged 126.5 rushing yards against Cincinnati and Buffalo, have yet to finish with positive yardage in either of their SEC games and carry an average of minus-14.5 yards per game heading into Saturday against No. 1 LSU (6-0, 3-0), which boasts the nation's fourth-best rush defense.
A 74-yard gap separates UT from 11th-place Ole Miss among SEC-only rushing statistics. The top nine are all averaging more than 100 per game. :SIB
The Vols' running game will have to push past more than negative plays in the upcoming games against three teams ranked in the Associated Press top 15. :scared
Not only is quarterback Tyler Bray out for the next six weeks with a broken thumb, but senior running back Tauren Poole could also be out for an extended period of time with a hamstring injury. Poole, who leads the Vols with 342 rushing yards this season, carried the ball seven times for 7 yards in the first quarter Saturday before the injury.
Second-string running back Marlin Lane, who has thrived as a pass-catcher and already has four touchdowns, would conceivably fill Poole's void, but the freshman has averaged just 2.6 yards per carry. He likely won't be alone in the backfield, either.
"We'll consider giving anybody some reps in the backfield if they can generate some yards," Dooley said. :facepalm:
Sophomore Rajion Neal, who missed a significant portion of the preseason with multiple injuries, had the Vols' longest run Saturday on the game's opening drive, but the 11-yard carry ended with the ball on the ground. Later in the drive, Neal fumbled again, and even though he was able to recover both, he never saw the field again. :sadwave:
A 74-yard gap separates UT from 11th-place Ole Miss among SEC-only rushing statistics. The top nine are all averaging more than 100 per game. :SIB
The Vols' running game will have to push past more than negative plays in the upcoming games against three teams ranked in the Associated Press top 15. :scared
Not only is quarterback Tyler Bray out for the next six weeks with a broken thumb, but senior running back Tauren Poole could also be out for an extended period of time with a hamstring injury. Poole, who leads the Vols with 342 rushing yards this season, carried the ball seven times for 7 yards in the first quarter Saturday before the injury.
Second-string running back Marlin Lane, who has thrived as a pass-catcher and already has four touchdowns, would conceivably fill Poole's void, but the freshman has averaged just 2.6 yards per carry. He likely won't be alone in the backfield, either.
"We'll consider giving anybody some reps in the backfield if they can generate some yards," Dooley said. :facepalm:
Sophomore Rajion Neal, who missed a significant portion of the preseason with multiple injuries, had the Vols' longest run Saturday on the game's opening drive, but the 11-yard carry ended with the ball on the ground. Later in the drive, Neal fumbled again, and even though he was able to recover both, he never saw the field again. :sadwave:
