Josh Heupel gives injury update on Jermod McCoy at start of fall camp
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Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel met with reporters on Tuesday in advance of the start of fall camp in Knoxville this week.
Among other things, Heupel spoke at length about the progression of star cornerback Jermod McCoy. Expected to be one of the nation’s best cornerbacks if healthy, McCoy tore his ACL early in the offseason and his status to begin the 2025 campaign is uncertain.
Heupel declined to give a timeline on McCoy’s return to the field but said he’s been making progress.
“No timetable on him,” Heupel said. “There’s benchmark things that he’s got to accomplish within our training room to move on to the next phase of it. He’s handled it really well from the very beginning. Just his mindset and how he’s approached every single day. He’s done a really good job throughout the course of the summer. Periodically, you see his drills, movement, explosive-type drills that he’s doing, change based on his rehab protocol. He’s handled it extremely well.
“As we go through training camp, there will be a progression. How his body responds to some of those things will kind of dictate the time period of when he’s available for us.”
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Tennessee is hoping to get back to the College Football Playoff this fall and it will once again be leaning on its defense in order to do so. McCoy is a huge part of what they Vols want to do in the secondary, so getting him back as quickly as possible will be pivotal for the Vols.
Tennessee will open the 2025 season against Syracuse on Aug. 30.
Spenser is a news editor for Saturday Down South and covers college football across all Saturday Football brands.
