Bru McCoy, Squirrel White, Dont'e Thornton injury update for Tennessee vs Florida

Tennessee football wide receivers Bru McCoy, Dont'e Thornton and Squirrel White are still on the injury list for the Vols' game against Florida.

Thornton remains questionable for the home game Saturday, while White and McCoy are listed as probable on the SEC student-athlete availability report, which was updated on Thursday night.

On Monday, coach Josh Heupel said their injuries were not "long term" or "season ending."

McCoy appeared to suffer a hand injury against Arkansas, and he had a wrap or cast on it at the end of the game. White appeared to suffer an upper-body injury, and he was wearing a sling over his shoulder. Thornton limped off the field in the third quarter.

No. 9 Tennessee (4-1, 1-1 SEC) plays Florida (3-2, 1-1) on Saturday (7 p.m. ET, ESPN) at Neyland Stadium.

Here’s the SEC student-athlete availability report for Tennessee and Florida players.

Tennessee injury report

• DB Jourdan Thomas (out)
• LB Edwin Spillman (out)
• LB Ben Bolton (doubtful)
• WR Dont'e Thornton (questionable)
• WR Squirrel White (probable)
• WR Bru McCoy (probable)
• DB Christian Harrison (probable)

Florida injury report

• DB Ja'Keem Jackson (out)
• WR TJ Abrams (out)
• RB Treyaun Webb (out)
• RB KD Daniels (out)
• WR Kahleil Jackson (out)
• OL Devon Manuel (out)
• TE Tony Livingston (out)
• WR Marcus Burke (out)
• DL Jamari Lyons (out)
• DB DJ Douglas (questionable)
• DB Bryce Thornton (questionable)
• DB Asa Turner (questionable)
• OL Austin Barber (questionable)
• DL Joey Slackman (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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