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Tennessee Vols morning report: Location vs. Florida, injury report

By Caleb Calhoun

GAINESVILLE, FL - SEPTEMBER 17: A fan holds a sign in support of the Tennessee Volunteers before the game against the Florida Gators at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on September 17, 2011 in Gainesville, Florida. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)
GAINESVILLE, FL - SEPTEMBER 17: A fan holds a sign in support of the Tennessee Volunteers before the game against the Florida Gators at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on September 17, 2011 in Gainesville, Florida. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images) /
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The location of the Tennessee Vols game against the Gators, their injury status and Ty Chandler lead the Volunteers news for Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017.

We are four days away from what is always the biggest game of the Tennessee Vols football season, and the pre-game jitters are already starting. Vol fans everywhere cannot wait for Tennessee-Florida to kickoff.

As we get set to bring you the news on Rocky Top for today, that game leads us off. There’s a weather issue that still leaves what’s happening there up in the air.

We also have injury updates to bring you ahead of the match-up. And finally, a Tennessee football freshman had the week of his life.

All of this relates to the game Saturday or recaps last week’s game, so let’s get to it.

Tennessee-Florida location in question – SECSports Staff

The Tennessee Vols expect to face the Florida Gators in Gainesville, but right now it’s up in the air due to the damage from Hurricane Irma. The Southeastern Conference is working on the schedule now. Atlanta and Knoxville are other possible locations.

"“Now that the storm has passed through Gainesville, the University of Florida is working with local authorities to assess the effect of the storm on the campus and the Gainesville community, at the same time ensuring the appropriate security and local officials are available to host a game,” said SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey."

Tennessee Vols getting healthy – Dan Fleser, Knoxville News Sentinel

All three Tennessee slot receivers, Josh Smith, Tyler Byrd and Latrell Williams, are now expected to be back for the Florida game Saturday. Evan Berry and Marcus Tatum remain questionable. And Eli Wolf, despite suffering what looked like a scary injury last Saturday, apparently just has a sprained ankle and is also listed as questionable.

"Butch Jones was emptying the trainer’s room on Monday rather than adding to the Tennessee football injury report."

Ty Chandler has big week – Grant Ramey, GoVols247

After a kickoff return for a touchdown to start the game on Saturday against the Indiana State Sycamores, Tennessee Vols freshman running back Ty Chandler received quite a few honors. He was named SEC Freshman of the Week, and on Monday, he had his helmet stripe removed.

"Chandler, who was named the SEC’s Freshman of the Week on Monday, has five rushes for 21 yards through the first two games of his college career. He has two kickoff returns combining for 105 yards."

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