A rowdy Neyland Stadium got the air sucked out of it in the second quarter. Tennessee, looking to make up for last year’s blowout loss to South Carolina, was rolling along when one of their best and most important players went down with a brutal and obvious injury.
Bru McCoy made a catch and was twisted up awkwardly, and — well — you probably saw the replay. No further explanation needed. McCoy was carted off, and the severity of the injury was instantly known.
“Obviously, doesn’t look good,” Josh Heupel told SEC Network’s Cole Cubelic. “I hate it for the kid.