Texas Injury Report
Texas Edge Rusher Colin Simmons Off Availability Report Ahead of Tennessee Clash
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Texas edge rusher Colin Simmons, who aggravated a foot injury against UTSA, was absent from Thursday’s availability report after being listed as probable earlier in the week for Saturday’s game at No. 14 Tennessee. Running back Hollywood Smothers remained questionable after missing practice; he leads Texas with 196 rushing yards, and Raleek Brown could replace him, with freshman Derrek Cooper also in the rotation. Tight end Nick Townsend, defensive lineman Justus Terry, defensive back Xavier Filsaime and offensive lineman Jordan Coleman are out. Tennessee’s leading rusher DeSean Bishop is not listed on the report after returning to last week’s game, while starting tight end Ethan Davis was among the players previously listed as unavailable.
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After aggravating his foot against UTSA, Colin Simmons returned to the sideline in sweats and a walking boot; Texas coach Steve Sarkisian described holding him out of the second half as precautionary. Horns247 also reported that Simmons participated in practice on Tuesday.
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Smothers has also contributed as a receiver, recording seven catches for 54 yards and a touchdown this season.
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The Texas-Tennessee matchup is the teams’ first meeting since 1969.
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Sarkisian said Texas had planned to use Justus Terry against Ohio State before Terry was injured in pregame warmups: “That hurt because we had a plan for him in this game. We were counting on him.”
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