KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - No. 6 Tennessee will be without two key starters in its game with No. 3 Alabama on Saturday. Sources told ESPN that both senior receiver Cedric Tillman and senior safety Jaylen McCollough will not play.
Tillman has been out since injuring his ankle against Akron on Sept. 17. He had tightrope surgery on the ankle on Sept. 20 and was still limited in practice this week.
Tennessee coach Josh Heupel said this week that the staff is going to make sure that Tillman is 100% and fully recovered from the surgery and "ready to go play the way he does" before he'll return.