Josh Heupel Provides Cooper Mays Injury Update Ahead Of Florida Game
Eight Tennessee offensive linemen have played in the first half of the Vols’ first two games of the 2023 season including a handful playing multiple positions. But Cooper Mays, the lynchpin of Tennessee’s offensive line, has yet to make his season debut. The senior center underwent a minor procedure on Aug. 9 and while he […]
Injury Report: Three Tennessee Vols Inactive Against Austin Peay
Tennessee football is down three players in its two-deep for Saturday evenings matchup against Austin Peay. Linebacker Keenan Pili, defensive tackle Elijah Simmons and center Cooper Mays are inactive for the game. Tennessee announced that Pili will be out for multiple weeks earlier this week and the linebacker wasn’t dressed out during warmups. Simmons is […]
Injury Report: Two Vols Inactive For Season Opener
Tennessee football is down two players for its season opener against Virginia Saturday afternoon. Starting center Cooper Mays and second team defensive tackle Elijah Simmons are inactive for the week one matchup against Virginia. The Vols are also down freshmen DeSean Bishop and Tyree Weathersby as well as reserve linebacker Kwauze Garland. Weathersby and Garland […]
Report: Tennessee Center Inactive for Season Opener
ESPN college football insider Pete Thamel has reported that Tennessee football starting center Cooper Mays is expected to be inactive for the Vols’ season opener against Virginia. The news comes after Tennessee coach Josh Heupel was noncommittal about Mays’ status on Thursday. Guard Ollie Lane will fill in for Mays at center. Lane has been […]
Tennessee Defensive Lineman Out For Season Opener Against Virginia
Tennessee football is down one defensive lineman against Virginia. Vols’ coach Josh Heupel announced that defensive tackle Elijah Simmons is out for the season opener Thursday morning. “A guy that’s been great all training camp and really all offseason,” Heupel said of Simmons. “He’ll be out for this one but we’ll see where that goes […]
Josh Heupel Non Committal About Cooper Mays Status Ahead Of Season Opener
Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel was non committal about starting center Cooper Mays status for Saturday’s season opener against Virginia making the senior offensive lineman questionable. “You guys know, you’ve been here, we kind of make those decisions on Friday,” Heupel said on Mays’ status. “We still have one practice left so we’ll make all […]
Tennessee’s Wait and See Approach on Cooper Mays’ Availability
Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel kicked off the first week of the Vols’ 2023 regular season with a press conference on Monday afternoon in Knoxville. Heupel hit several different topics during his nine-minute interview including a comment on the status on Tennessee senior center Cooper Mays. Heupel didn’t reveal too much as Tennessee looks to […]
Three Vols Land on Preseason Coaches All-SEC Teams
A trio of Vols have landed on the Preseason Coaches All-SEC Team rosters, Tennessee announced on Tuesday afternoon. Redshirt-senior wide receiver Bru McCoy received second team honors while offensive guard Javontez Spraggins and center Cooper Mays landed on the third team roster. McCoy gets the nod after a solid first season on Rocky Top in […]
Josh Heupel Relays Positive Update on Cooper Mays’ Status Moving Forward
Tennessee received their first significant injury of the fall camp slate last week when starting veteran center Cooper Mays underwent a “minor procedure” according to head coach Josh Heupel. Fortunately for Tennessee, though, Heupel said last week that he “anticipates” a couple-week deal for Mays. The Vols seem to believe that Mays will be back […]
Four Takeaways: Josh Heupel Discusses Vols’ First Fall Scrimmage
Tennessee football worked inside Neyland Stadium for the first time this fall Thursday as the Vols held their first fall scrimmage on an overcast Knoxville morning. Afterwards Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel met with the media to discuss the scrimmage and the Vols first week and a half of fall camp. Here’s four takeaways from […]
