Report: Tennessee DT will miss spring ball, might not be ready for 2017 opener
Tennessee sophomore defensive tackle Shy Tuttle will reportedly miss spring practice and could be out through next August, according to 99.1 FM Knoxville host Jimmy Hyams.
His knee injury suffered earlier this season against South Carolina is, per Hyams, “worse than last year’s” season-ending broken fibula and ankle ligament injuries:
Source: Vols DT Shy Tuttle will miss spring ball and might not
return until August or later. Injury was worse than 2015 injury.— Jimmy Hyams (@JimmyHyams) December 9, 2016
Tuttle (6-foot-2, 310 pounds) was a four-star prospect from the 2015 class. According to CFBReference.com, he has recorded 19 tackles (one for loss) and two pass deflections in 11 appearances his first two seasons on campus.
