Late breaking news ahead of Tennessee’s first game of the 2021 season — emerging pass rusher Byron Young will not be able to play tonight. The Volunteers face Bowling Green (8 p.m. ET, SEC Network) to begin the Josh Heupel era.
Young has been ruled ineligible, thanks to a two-game season for a prep school that was discontinued in 2017. VolQuest has the full report below.
JUST IN FROM @AustinPriceless: #Vols edge rusher Byron Young will not play tonight against Bowling Green, as he is ineligible due to a two-game stint at a prep school that discontinued two games into the 2017 season.