Josh Heupel upgrades Joe Milton harm for Tennessee football vs South Carolina
Tennessee football coach Josh Heupel anticipates quarterback Joe Milton to play against South Carolina in spite of enduring a cleared out knee harm.
“Joe has been great, feels great. He was with us nowadays,” Heupel said at his press conference Monday. “So I expect him being prepared to go play truly well (against South Carolina).”
A photo circulating on social media claimed to appear Milton at UT Restorative Center on Sunday. Heupel recognized the photo but said it was a prudent visit.
“I know there’s a picture out there,” Heupel said. “But for us, routinely on Sundays we’re planning to make beyond any doubt that our players are sound.”
The No. 19 Vols (3-1, 0-1 SEC) plays South Carolina (2-2, 1-1) on Saturday (7:30 p.m. ET, SEC Organize) at Neyland Stadium.
Tennessee quarterback Joe Milton III (7) is sacked amid a football amusement between Tennessee and UTSA at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn., on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023.
Did knee harm influence Milton’s play?
Final week, Milton was bowed ungracefully amid the moment quarter of UTs 45-14 win over UTSA, and he promptly snatched his cleared out knee. After many minutes, he hopped to his feet but strolled cautiously on the sideline.
Milton returned to the amusement wearing a knee brace, but he didnt play the same.
Some time recently the damage, Milton was 14-of-19 passing for 156 yards and two TDs. But he was 4-of-12 for 53 yards after that. He too broke an 81-yard TD run on the primary play from scrimmage. But he didnt endeavor a surge after the damage.
Milton versatility didn’t show up to be constrained within the post game press conference.
 beautiful good, Milton said Saturday. You get slammed up in football. Body-wise, I feel great.
Nico Iamaleava is arrange B behind Joe Milton
UT doesn’t have an experienced reinforcement, in case required.
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Five-star first year recruit Nico Iamaleava is the No. 2 behind Milton and the as it were other grant quarterback on the list. He’s skilled but unpracticed.
Involve has played 16 snaps in two recreations, completing 2-of-5 passes for 11 yards. He moreover had an 8-yard surge.
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It would’ve made a difference in the event that Involve had played more to plan for circumstances like this. But UT didn’t completely utilize openings to donate more snaps against second rate rivals.Â
Against Austin Peay, the Vols didn’t drag absent until mid-fourth quarter to win 30-13. Against UTSA, they driven 31-0 at halftime, but that hole rapidly contracted to 31-14 within the third quarter.
Walk-ons Gaston Moore and Naval force Shuler are the No. 3 and No. 4 quarterbacks, separately.
Why Milton has to move against South Carolina
The Vols have a much way better offense when he’s running the ball, but adversaries haven’t regarded that component of his amusement. That’s what permitted him to run untouched for that 81-yard TD run on a zone-read play.
UT leads the SEC in surging at 229.5 yards per amusement. Milton has hurried for 135 yards and four TDs. Running backs Jaylen Wright (312 yards), Jabari Little (258) and Dylan Sampson (199) share the bulk of the generation.Â
Its difficult to say whether Milton knee damage influenced his passing against UTSA since he’s had bouts of mistake some time recently. But he must be on target against South Carolina to coordinate quarterback Spencer Rattler, who passed for 438 yards and six TDs in a win over the Vols final season.
