World News – United States – Pre-game injury updates and flight schedule notes against Alabama

Tennessee’s shorthanded offensive line gains momentum with the return of a starter for Saturday’s game against Alabama, second-seeded Jahmir Johnson, who started the season against Carolina of the South before missing the last three games with an ankle injury, is in line to start at left tackle in the absence of Wanya Morris, who suffered an ankle injury in the week’s loss last against Kentucky Morris was in uniform for warm-ups, but it was Johnson on the left tackle with the first team’s offensive line

The rest of the offensive line remains unchanged from last week with Trey Smith at left, Brandon Kennedy at center, Cade Mays at right guard and Darnell Wright at right tackle

Starting right goalie Jerome Carvin was in uniform and going through warm-ups, but was with the second team’s offensive line at center Senior offensive lineman Riley Locklear, who was used in jumbo sets of player Tennessee extra-offensive lineman in the first two games of the season, will miss his third game in a row and tweeted Friday that he had an operation that went well Cooper Mays, another injury issue and jumbo device, is in uniform and also goes through warm-ups

Cade Mays could be the second best left tackle option behind Johnson, who started in Game 1 but has not been seen since The Georgia transfer played the left tackle in the fourth quarter against Kentucky in the week last and took reps from the left tackle during warm-ups on Saturday His move there would likely allow rookie Javontez Spraggins or Carvin, who played for half a dozen first-half shots against Kentucky, to enter the roster at right guard, and Mays also played the good tackle this season

Cornerback Alontae Taylor looks set to return after missing the Kentucky game with a hamstring injury he sustained in the third quarter of the Georgia loss, but Kenneth George Jr was with it. the defense of the first team during warm-ups

Linebacker Jeremy Banks is in uniform and appears to be available after injuring his ankle last week

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