Tennessee defensive lineman Tyre West was downgraded in the Mississippi State game on Saturday.
West was listed as doubtful on the SEC student-athlete availability report, which was updated on Thursday night. He was listed as questionable on Wednesday.
West, a junior, has a role in UT’s deep defensive rotation. He has 12 tackles, four tackles-for-loss, two sacks, one quarterback hurry and one forced fumble in eight games.
UT running back DeSean Bishop is out against Mississippi State after suffering a lower-body injury in a 28-18 win over Kentucky last week.
Bishop, a former Karns standout, has served as Dylan Sampson’s backup during his redshirt freshman season. He has rushed for 372 yards and three TDs in eight games. Last week, freshman Peyton Lewis replaced Bishop in the rotation.
No. 7 Tennessee (7-1, 4-1 SEC) plays Mississippi State (2-7, 0-5) on Saturday (7 p.m. ET, ESPN) at Neyland Stadium.
Here’s the SEC student-athlete availability report for Tennessee and Mississippi State players.
Tennessee injury report
Mississippi State injury report
QB Blake Shapen (out)
CB Traveon Wright (out)
WR Creed Whittemore (out)
WR Trent Hudson (out)
DL Kedrick Bingley-Jones (out)
RB Keyvone Lee (out)
DL Kalvin Dinkins (out)
OL Canon Boone (out)
DL De’Monte Russell (probable)
WR Mario Craver (probable)
How SEC availability report works
The SEC student-athlete availability report was introduced this season for conference games only.
The initial report is released on Wednesday night of an SEC game week with daily updates leading to a final report 90 minutes prior to kickoff of a Saturday game.
Prior to game day, players are designated by their school as available, probable, questionable, doubtful or out for the upcoming game. On game day, they are designated as available, game-time decision or out.
Here’s what those designations mean:
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