Tennessee certainly didn’t have any issues on Saturday without starting center Cooper Mays on the field. The Volunteers thrashed a decent Virginia front, all while rotating eight guys up front. Ollie Lane and Dayne Davis both spent time at center with Mays on the sideline.
That will be the case once again this weekend against Austin Peay, as expected. With no reason to rush him back for a tune-up game, Tennessee will instead focus on getting him back for the SEC opener in Gainesville on September 16th.
“Coop, he’s been with us on the field,” Heupel said on Vol Calls on Wednesday night.