Josh Heupel gives injury update on Tennessee CB Jermod McCoy
By Jacob Moss
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The Tennessee Volunteers are entering a much-needed bye week before embarking on the final 3-game stretch of their 2025 regular season, which means that several Vol players currently dealing with injuries have a chance to rest up.
One player who many have been wondering about on the injury front has been junior cornerback Jermod McCoy, who has missed the entire season while recovering from a torn ACL he suffered back in January.
According to Knox News’ Adam Sparks, Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel was asked whether or not he thinks McCoy will see the field this season, to which he responded by saying it’s “not fair” for him to put a timeline on any potential return for the preseason All-American.
“I don’t think it’s fair for me to put a timeline on it,” Heupel said. “He had a real injury that he’s been working hard to get back from. He continues to make progress. Great teammate in the way that he’s tried to get himself back.”
A 2024 transfer portal addition, McCoy made an immediate impact in the Vols’ secondary last season, racking up 44 combined tackles and 4 interceptions en route to being named to the All-SEC First Team.
He tore his ACL this past January during an off-season training session, and while there was some hope he could see some playing time in 2025, Heupel’s comments here have put any sort of return this season into doubt.
