Citrus Bowl: Tennessee football injury updates, opt-outs vs Iowa
ORLANDO, Fla. – Tennessee football will play Iowa in the Citrus Bowl without key players because of injuries, opt-outs and the transfer portal.
Offensive tackle John Campbell and defensive tackle Omarr Norman-Lott are inactive, according to a UT spokesperson. Other injured players, opt-out and transfers not playing are listed below.
No. 21 Tennessee (8-4) plays No. 17 Iowa (10-3) at 1 p.m. ET on ABC at Camping World Stadium.
Tennessee players with season-ending injuries
Long before Tennessee got to the Citrus Bowl, it lost numerous key players to injuries throughout the season. Here are those players.
WR Bru McCoy (ankle)
WR Dont'e Thornton (lower leg)
OG Javontez Spraggins (leg)
OG Andrej Karic (lower leg)
LB Keenan Pili (arm)
LB Arion Carter (shoulder)
CB Kamal Hadden (shoulder)
DB Christian Charles (unspecified).
Tennessee players who opted out
These Tennessee key players previously announced that they opted out of the Citrus Bowl.
QB Joe Milton (NFL Draft)
RB Jaylen Wright (NFL Draft)
RB Jabari Small (undecided)
Tennessee players in transfer portal
These Tennessee players entered the transfer portal and therefore will not play in the Citrus Bowl:
DE Tyler Baron (Ole Miss)
DB Tamarion McDonald (Ole Miss)
CB Doneiko Slaughter (Arkansas)
CB De’Shawn Rucker (USF)
DB Brandon Turnage
S Jack Luttrell (Arizona)
OL Addison Nichols (Arkansas)
OL Mo Clipper (Charlotte)
OL Connor Meadows (Tennessee State)
Adam Sparks is the Tennessee football beat reporter. Email adam.sparks@knoxnews.com. X, formerly known as Twitter@AdamSparks. Support strong local journalism by subscribing at knoxnews.com/subscribe.
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