The 6-2, 311-pound Tuttle has made an immediate impact on the Vols’ defensive line, totaling 10 tackles with a fumble recovery and a blocked kick in just six games of action.
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But the Vols still enter their off week confident that they’ve recovered from the blown leads and close losses that marked the first half of their season.
Tennessee freshman DL Shy Tuttle will miss the remainder of the season with a broken fibula. “But for us, it goes back to business as usual”. “That’s part of college football”. The Vols are now down to only four true defensive tackles. “If something happens to someone else, then we’ll have to have those conversations at a later date”.
“We’re just taking the momentum and we’re going to carry it over to practice, making sure we do everything we need to go do to prepare for next game”, senior safety LaDarrell McNeil said. In the Monday morning press conference, head-man for UT, Butch Jones, took the podium and announced that Shy Tuttle will be sidelined for the rest of the season. At that point in time, Tennessee was playing their tails off and rallying. “He’s a big, strong kid that runs fast”. He has the ability to run through arm tackles, which is critical in kickoff returns.
“He’s doing a really nice job”.
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Jones said on Wednesday evening that Tennessee has sent a clip of the hit to the SEC office, but he wouldn’t comment on any response. Jones added that Kelly is “doing great” and that his MRIs and Connecticut scans showed nothing problematic.
