Tennessee loses Wendell Moe Jr. for season

What Happened

Tennessee will take a seven-player injury list into Saturday, Oct. 3, against Auburn, including the season-ending loss of four-game starter Wendell Moe Jr.; Auburn has two players ruled out for the 3:30 p.m. ET kickoff in Knoxville. Moe started Tennessee’s first four games, lining up at left guard in three of them. He spent four snaps at right guard in the Volunteers’ 20-17 loss to Texas on Sept. 26 before suffering a lower-body injury. Tennessee also ruled out tight end Ethan Davis, wide receiver Joakim Dodson, linebacker Jaedon Harmon, defensive backs Endrees Farooq and Dylan Lewis, and defensive lineman Keldric Golston III. Running back Javin Gordon is doubtful, while offensive lineman Shamurad Umarov carries a questionable designation and defensive lineman Nathan Robinson is listed as probable. Those designations could further change Tennessee’s offensive personnel for Auburn. The SEC’s final availability report will be issued 90 minutes before kickoff, following daily updates to the initial report. Auburn’s absences are Buster, an offensive lineman, and Hunter Herring, a tight end. Buster has missed every game after a preseason-camp injury. Herring has played 17 snaps, all against Southern Miss on Sept. 12. Auburn’s raw count is smaller, but Tennessee’s established loss is more consequential: Moe started four games before his season ended. Tennessee must settle its interior-line answer without Moe before the SEC game in Knoxville.

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