No. 10 Georgia (7-2, 5-2 SEC) will host No. 4 Tennessee (8-1, 5-1 SEC) Saturday at Week 12. The rankings reflect Survey of LBM coaches in the United States.
Kickoff between the Vols and Bulldogs is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. EST. The competition will be televised by ABC. Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), Holly Rowe (reporter) and Laura Rutledge (reporter) will be on the call.
The SEC top 10 will be played at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Georgia.
Beginning with the 2024-25 athletics schedule, Southeastern Conference schools will provide public reports on the availability of student-athletes to participate in each conference game in football, men’s basketball, women’s basketball and baseball.
Five Tennessee student-athletes are listed against Georgia on Saturday in Week 12. Tennessee players who will not play Saturday are listed below.
Jordan Thomas
Thomas suffered a season-ending knee injury during fall training camp in August. He has appeared in 25 games, including one start, for the Vols since 2022, recording 28 tackles, two tackles for loss and one block.
Status: Out
Position: Defensive Back
Height: 6 feet 2 inches
Weight: 205 pounds
Class: Junior
Keenan Pili
Pili suffered a season-ending ACL injury against Florida on October 12. He appeared in six games for the Vols in 2024, recording 29 tackles and 1.5 tackles for a loss.
Pili appeared in one game last season for Tennessee after transferring from BYU. He recorded four tackles and played 29 snaps in the Vols’ 2023 season-opening win over Virginia. Pili suffered an upper body injury and missed the remainder of last season.
Status: Out
Position: Linebacker
Height: 6 feet 3 inches
Weight: 240 pounds
Class: Redshirt senior
Edwin Spillman
Spillman appeared in two games this season at Tennessee. He totaled three tackles (one solo) against Kent State and Oklahoma. Spillman enrolled at Tennessee in March after graduating from high school early and participated in spring practices.
Status: Out
Position: Linebacker
Height: 6 feet 1 inch
Weight: 234 pounds
Class: Freshman
DeSean Bishop
Bishop appeared in eight games for the Vols in 2024. He totaled 372 rushing yards and scored three rushing touchdowns on 54 attempts this season. Bishop also recorded a 10-yard reception.
Status: Out
Position: running back
Height: 5 feet 10 inches
Weight: 200 pounds
Class: Redshirt freshman
Vysen Lang
Lang appeared in five games this season for the Vols: Chattanooga, Kent State, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Florida. He played in four games in 2023 and earned a redshirt.
Status: Out
Position: Offensive line
Height: 6 feet 4 inches
Weight: 340 pounds
Class: Redshirt freshman
This article was originally published on Vols Wire: Five Vols listed as out against Georgia
