Tennessee announces captains for Saturday’s game vs. Georgia

Tennessee has announced its captains for Saturday’s home game against No. 7 Georgia.

The Volunteers said Thursday on their official football Twitter account that running back John Kelly, punter Trevor Daniel, defensive tackle Kendal Vickers and defensive back Rashaan Gaulden would be the captains.

Tennessee had permanent team captains last season, but said it would select them on a week-by-week basis this year, according to a report from Ryan Callahan of GoVols247.

As the report points out — Kelly is currently ranked 12th nationally with 450 rushing yards through Tennessee’s first four games this season, while Vickers is preparing to make his 31st consecutive start. Gaulden is Tennessee’s fourth-leading tackler. Daniel, meanwhile, is ranked third nationally with an average of 47.6 yards per punt this season.

Game captains vs. Georgia
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— Tennessee Football (@Vol_Football) September 28, 2017

Tennessee and Georgia will kick off at 3:30 p.m. ET on CBS.

Cody McClure

Cody McClure is an SEC Football Writer for Saturday Down South. He lives in Knoxville, Tennessee, where he also co-hosts a midday sports radio show for FOX Sports. Cody previously worked for Athlon Sports.