No. 6 Tennessee (7-1, 4-1 SEC) will host its final Southeastern Conference home game during the regular-season on Saturday. The Vols will play Mississippi State (2-7, 0-5 SEC) at 7 p.m. EST. Rankings reflect the US LBM Coaches Poll.
ESPN will televise the SEC matchup at Neyland Stadium. Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Dusty Dvoracek (analyst) and Taylor McGregor (sideline reporter) will be on the call.
Beginning with the 2024-25 athletics calendar, Southeastern Conference schools will provide public reports on availability of student-athletes to participate in each conference game in football, men’s basketball, women’s basketball and baseball.
Five Tennessee student-athletes are listed as out against Mississippi State on Saturday in Week 11. Tennessee players who will not play on Saturday are listed below.
Jourdan Thomas
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Thomas suffered a season-ending knee injury during fall training camp in August. He has appeared in 25 games, including one start, for the Vols since 2022, recording 28 tackles, two tackles for a loss and one block.
Status: Out
Position: Defensive back
Height: 6-foot-2
Weight: 205 pounds
Class: Junior
Keenan Pili
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Pili suffered a season-ending ACL injury against Florida on Oct. 12. He appeared in six contests for the Vols in 2024, recording 29 tackles and 1.5 tackles for a loss.
Pili appeared in one game last season for Tennessee after transferring from BYU. He recorded four tackles and played 29 snaps in the Vols’ 2023 season-opening win versus Virginia. Pili suffered an upper-body injury and missed the remainder of last season.
Status: Out
Position: Linebacker
Height: 6-foot-3
Weight: 240 pounds
Class: Redshirt senior
Edwin Spillman
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Spillman has appeared in two games this season at Tennessee. He has totaled three tackles (one solo) against Kent State and Oklahoma. Spillman enrolled at Tennessee in March after graduating high school early and participated in spring practices.
Status: Out
Position: Linebacker
Height: 6-foot-1
Weight: 234 pounds
Class: Freshman
DeSean Bishop
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Bishop has appeared in eight games for the Vols in 2024. He has totaled 372 rushing yards and scored three rushing touchdowns on 54 attempts this season. Bishop has also recorded one reception for 10 yards.
Status: Out
Position: Running back
Height: 5-foot-10
Weight: 200 pounds
Class: Redshirt freshman
Tyre West
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West has appeared in eight contests this season, recording 12 tackles, four tackles for a loss, two sacks and forced one fumble. He made his first career start against Florida on Oct. 12.
Status: Out
Position: Defensive line
Height: 6-foot-3
Weight: 290 pounds
Class: Junior
