Tennessee had a terrible end to the first half as two star players would go down with injuries. The first player to go down with an injury is Dylan Sampson.

Sampson reportedly injured his lower body before the end of the half and made his way to the locker room under his own power, which was a good sign. Sampson would return to the game, fortunately for Vols fans. Sampson will likely be limited in the second half of the contest.

As for the most surprising injury, Nico Iamaleava would be ruled out with an injury. Iamaleava is reportedly ruled out with an upper body injury, which is not a good sign. Many were confused when Iamaleava was not on the field just as many did not understand when he was injured. While this is uncertain at this point, we know for a fact that he will not be returning to this game. Availability for the Georgia game will remain in question until further notice, but the Vols’ path to the playoffs could have gotten a lot more difficult with the redshirt freshman going down.

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