Tennessee offensive guard Wendell Moe Jr. is questionable for the Vols’ rivalry matchup against Florida according to the SEC Availability Report.
Moe suffered an injury in the second half of Tennessee football’s 42-9 win over New Mexico State last week. It’s unclear what the injury was but Moe was down for a good bit of time and went straight to the injury tent before not returning to the game.
An Arizona transfer, Moe has started all 10 games for Tennessee this season. He began the season at right guard after David Sanders suffered an injury, leading to Tennessee reshuffling its line and inserted Sham Umarov at left guard.
Since Sanders has returned from injury, Moe has played both left and right guard as the Vols have tinkered with numerous offensive line combinations.
Through 10 games this season, Moe has played 674 snaps and totaled a 74.2 PFF grade. Moe is Tennessee’s highest graded offensive lineman this season according to PFF, edging out David Sanders, Lance Heard and Jesse Perry.
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If Moe is unable to go, Tennessee would likely insert Umarov in at left guard and play Perry at right guard. The Vols have frequently played six offensive linemen this season so while the injury would be significant, it would not insert any player into a spot they have not been in this season.
Tennessee enters its rivalry matchup against Florida boasting a 7-3 (3-3 SEC) record. The Vols are out of College Football Playoff contention but still have plenty to play for with two rivalry games remaining on the schedule. Tennessee has not won in Gainesville since 2003 and is looking to end the long road losing streak in the series.
This is as good a year as any for Tennessee to get the Gators. Florida has already fired head coach Billy Napier and enters the matchup 3-7 (2-5 SEC). Tennessee is currently four-point favorites over Florida according to the DKSportsbook. The over/under is set at 57.5.
Kickoff from Ben Hill Griffin Stadium is at 7:30 p.m. ET on Saturday night. Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit and Holly Rowe are on the call for ABC.
