South Carolina center Carter Miller cleared to play vs Tennessee football

COLUMBIA, SC − Tennessee football has no new injuries to report, and South Carolina starting center Carter Miller was upgraded from probable to available.

Miller did not play in South Carolina's 38-19 win over Florida on Oct. 10, when the Gamecocks reshuffled their interior line. He could return to the starting lineup or serve as a backup, if needed.

The final SEC student-athlete availability report was released 90 minutes before the game. No. 11 Tennessee (6-1, 3-1) plays at South Carolina (3-3, 1-3) on Oct. 24 (3:30 p.m. ET, ESPN).

Seven Tennessee players have already suffered season-ending injuries: starting left guard Wendell Moe; starting safety Edrees Farooq (knee); starting tight end Ethan Davis (knee); safety Dylan Lewis (foot); wide receiver/kick returner Joakim Dodson (leg); linebacker Jaedon Harmon (knee); and cornerback Jadais Richard (upper-body).

Tennessee football injury report

• OL Wendell Moe (out for season, lower leg)
• DB Dylan Lewis (out for season, foot)
• S Edrees Farooq (out for season, knee)
• TE Ethan Davis (out for season, knee)
• KR/WR Joakim Dodson (out for season, leg)
• LB Jaedon Harmon (out for season, knee)
• CB Jadais Richard (out for season, upper-body)

South Carolina football injury report

• RB Jawarn Howell (out)
• DB Quay'sheed Scott (out)
• WR Jayden Sellers (out)
• EDGE Kobby Sakyi-Prah (out)
• OL Josiah Thompson (out)
• OL Seth Smith (out)

How SEC availability report works

The SEC student-athlete availability report was introduced in the 2024 season for conference games only.

The initial report is released on Wednesday 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 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 atknoxnews.com/subscribe.

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