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Shy Tuttle's return -- date still uncertain -- key for Tennessee's defense

Quick, name the most devastating injury that occurred in last season’s Georgia-Tennessee game.

Tennessee coach Butch Jones would understand if you pointed toward Georgia running back Nick Chubb's brutal season-ending knee injury from that game -- Chubb is one of the nation’s best running backs, after all -- but Jones lost a crucial player of his own that day.

Volunteers defensive lineman Shy Tuttle was starting to establish himself as a true freshman when he broke his leg and tore an ankle ligament following a low block by Bulldogs offensive lineman Brandon Kublanow.