Tennessee DT Shy Tuttle out for season
Tennessee took a hit to its defensive line depth in Saturday’s win over Georgia.
Vols head coach Butch Jones announced Tuesday that defensive tackle Shy Tuttle is out for the season. Jones said Tuttle broke his left fibula and suffered a torn ligament in his ankle.
“That’s a big, big blow to our football team,” Jones said. "I love everything about Shy Tuttle. I thought he was continuing to progress and get better. He really had developed into one of our playmakers on defense."
According to VolQuest.com, Tuttle was hurt in the third quarter on a chop block.
Tuttle, hurt on an away-from-the-whistle "chop-block," late in the third quarter was examined on the sideline by trainers and then helped to the locker room on crutches; he could not place any weight on the left leg. A further evaluation revealed a broken bone in his lower leg as well as a ligament injury to his ankle.
Tuttle, a true freshman, had appeared in all six games for the Vols this season, totaling 10 tackles and a fumble recovery. He was a four-star recruit (No. 66 overall) in the Vols’ 2015 recruiting class.
The Vols, 3-3 after beating Georgia, have a bye this week.
For more Tennessee news, visit VolQuest.com.
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