Tennessee Volunteers offensive lineman Trey Smith said he's received medical clearance for the 2018 season after being diagnosed with blood clots in February.
On Tuesday, Chris Low of ESPN.com provided comments from Smith after he was treated with six months of blood-thinning medication.
"I've never been in this situation before, so I'm just ready to get back out there and really play football again, to hit somebody again," he said. "When I first got the verdict back in February, I understood the severity of what was going on.
"But it was comforting that everybody at UT just kept telling me that it wasn't about football, but about my well-being and my life, and not when I was going to get back.