Tennessee with out star WR Cedric Tillman vs. LSU

Tennessee might be with out star receiver Cedric Tillman towards LSU on Saturday, as sources informed ESPN he didn’t journey to Baton Rouge for the sport.

Tillman continues to be recovering from a excessive ankle sprain and the following tightrope surgical procedure that was carried out on Sept. 20. He is been performing some restricted bodily exercise with the workforce, in keeping with sources, and ramping up his exercise with the hopes of returning subsequent week when No. 1 Alabama visits Knoxville.

It will mark the second consecutive sport that Tillman has missed, because the surgical procedure occurred the week of Tennessee’s residence sport with Florida on Sept. 24. Tennessee had a bye final week.

Tillman is a 6-foot-3, 215-pound redshirt senior who is taken into account the Vols’ greatest broad receiver and greatest deep risk on the surface.

He has 17 catches for 246 yards and a landing this season, together with a dominating street efficiency at Pittsburgh when he caught 9 balls for 162 yards and the game-winning 28-yard landing.

His 12 receiving touchdowns in 2021 had been the second-most in Tennessee historical past. His 1,081 receiving yards final yr made him the main returning receiver within the SEC and second within the league in receiving behind Jameson Williams’ 1,595 yards.

In Tillman’s absence, junior receiver Jalin Hyatt has put forth a profession yr with a workforce excessive 23 catches, 325 yards and three receiving touchdowns. Redshirt junior receiver Bru McCoy caught 5 balls for 102 yards towards Florida, rising as an outdoor risk in Tillman’s absence.