Tennessee sacks leader to miss remainder of season with knee injury, per report
By Mark Kern
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Tennessee defensive lineman Tyree Weathersby exited Saturday evening’s blowout win over Kentucky with a knee injury. Following the game, head coach Josh Heupel said he did not have an immediate update for the Vols’ defensive leader.
However, the Vols got some bad news on Monday. According to Vols writer Austin Price, Weathersby — Tennessee‘s sack leader (7) — is set to miss the remainder of the season.
While losing a player of that talent will hurt any team, the Volunteers are as deep on the defensive line as any team in college football. Guys like Xavier Gilliam and Mariyon Dye are both extremely talented players on the defensive line, having combined for 11 sacks on the season. Additionally, Tennessee has 10 players with at least 2 sacks, and the Vols lead the country in sacks with 39.
While Tennessee has traditionally been a high-power offense under Josh Heupel, it is the run game and the defense are big reasons why the Volunteers are in a good spot to make the College Football Playoff.
Up next for the Volunteers is a road game at Texas A&M.
