Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava remains questionable for the Georgia game on Saturday.
Iamaleava, who is in concussion protocol, was listed as questionable on the initial SEC student-athlete availability report on Wednesday. And he was listed as questionable on the updated report on Thursday.
It will be updated again on Friday and 90 minutes before kickoff on Saturday.
No. 7 Tennessee (8-1, 5-1 SEC) plays No. 12 Georgia (7-2, 5-2) on Saturday (7:30 p.m. ET, ABC) at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Georgia.
On Tuesday, a source with direct knowledge of the situation confirmed to Knox News that Iamaleava is in concussion protocol, but he has practiced with the team. The source requested anonymity because no official announcement had been made at the time.
Here’s the SEC student-athlete availability report for Tennessee and Georgia players.
Tennessee injury report
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DB Jourdan Thomas (out)
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LB Keenan Pili (out)
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LB Edwin Spillman (out)
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RB DeSean Bishop (out)
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QB Nico Iamaleava (questionable)
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OL Vysen Lang (questionable)
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WR Dont’e Thornton (questionable)
Georgia injury report
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RB Roderick Robinson (out)
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RB Branson Robinson (out)
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DL Joseph Jonah-Ajonye (out)
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RB Trevor Etienne (out)
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WR Anthony Evans (questionable)
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RB Cash Jones (questionable)
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OL Micah Morris (questionable)
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:
• Out: Will not play, 0% chance to play.
• Doubtful: Unlikely to play, 25% chance to play.
• Questionable: Uncertain to play, 50% chance to play.
• Probable: Probable to play, 75% chance to play.
Per the SEC policy, schools must accurately designate players’ participation status. If the school has knowledge that a player may not be able to participate in the upcoming game for any reason (injury, illness, suspension, ineligibility or personal matter), it must report it.
Failure to do so will subject schools to potential penalties ranging from $25,000 for a first offense to $100,000 for a third and further offenses.
Adam Sparks is the Tennessee football beat reporter. Email adam.sparks@knoxnews.com. X, formerly known as Twitter@AdamSparks. Support strong local journalism by subscribing at knoxnews.com/subscribe.
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