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Tennessee has announced 5 absences for Thursday’s season opener against Ball State.
Wes Rucker of 247Sports shares that Josh Heupel’s squad will be without LB Juwan Mitchell, CB Dee Williams, CB De’Shawn Rucker, WR Chas Nimrod and TE Miles Campbell.
#Vols officially listed as out tonight against Ball State…
Sr LB Juwan Mitchell
Jr CB Dee Williams
Soph CB De’Shawn Rucker
Fr WR Chas Nimrod
RFr TE Miles CampbellNone are Covid-related, FWIW.
— Wes Rucker (@wesrucker247) September 1, 2022
Mitchell is the headlining name of the group. A Texas transfer, Mitchell missed much of the 2021 season due to injury. In 2020, he was the Longhorns’ leading tackler. This offseason, Mitchell had been in the mix for a starting spot, competing with Aaron Beasley.
Tennessee should be fine Thursday night against Ball State. The game is set to get underway at 7 p.m. ET, airing on the SEC Network.
Most Vols fans will be most interested to see if Mitchell and company are available for Week 2 at Pittsburgh.
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