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- Intel: Tennessee football has released its depth chart for today's game vs.

- Tennessee defensive back Dylan Lewis is listed as out on Thursday's report for the 2026 Texas game after playing 54 snaps through three games. His game absence is separate from the previously season-ending injuries of Ethan Davis, Joakim Dodson, Jaedon Harmon and Edrees Farooq; the report does not give Lewis a new diagnosis or return date. - Tennessee starting defensive tackle Nathan Robinson and running back Javin Gordon are questionable on Thursday's 2026 Texas availability report. Gordon missed Kennesaw State and has 20 carries for 79 yards this season. Neither designation confirms an absence, a replacement assignment or a guaranteed workload on Saturday.

- Josh Heupel said Monday that Tennessee offensive lineman Donovan Haslam was nicked up during training camp and is now playing himself into better shape. He praised Haslam's physicality and Kennesaw State performance; the update describes improving conditioning, not a new starting assignment or a guaranteed full workload against Texas. - Heupel said Jesse Perry has settled in at tackle and played well over the last couple of weeks after working at both guard and tackle during his Tennessee career. He still emphasized needing the full offensive-line group during SEC play, rather than announcing that rotations are finished. - Heupel credited Tennessee's pass-rush production to technique and coordinated pressure and twist games. Ahead of Texas, he called its front seven the offense's biggest test so far and emphasized pad level, hand use, identification and combination blocks; he did not announce a new protection system.

- Pick/market: Arch is hit or miss but when he gets hot he's a decent QB.

- Tennessee's PFF-based Kennesaw State report lists Daune Morris for 36 snaps, DeSean Bishop for 22 and Hunter Barnes for 10. These are game-specific running-back workloads, not evidence of a permanent promotion, the cause of an individual snap total or availability for Texas. - Against Kennesaw State, Tennessee's report lists Xavier Gilliam for 35 defensive snaps and Tyree Weathersby for 32; Ethan Utley, Mariyon Dye and Isaiah Campbell each logged 25. Those counts document the defensive-line rotation used in this game, not an announced new starting front or future snap limits. - Tennessee cornerbacks Ty Redmond, Qua Moss and Kayin Lee each logged 52 snaps against Kennesaw State in the PFF-based report. At safety, Dejuan Lane logged 52 and TJ Metcalf 46. These are actual secondary workloads, not a confirmed depth-chart change or evidence that a player was medically limited.

- RB: Its a good problem to have when your running back has 3 guys that would start a lot of other places or be a great compliment to the starter they already have

- Pick/market: 15 Tennessee cruised to a 42-9 win over Kennesaw State on Saturday night at Neyland Stadium in its final tuneup before SEC play begins.

- Intel: Morris depth chart ⬆️

- The Tennessee report describes DeSean Bishop holding his hip after a second-quarter run against Kennesaw State, then returning after halftime for gains of 6 and 9 yards before leaving again. Heupel's decision to hold him out was precautionary with conference play ahead; he did not answer whether Bishop would be ready for Texas. The apparent hip issue is the reporter's observation, not a confirmed diagnosis. - Tennessee played Kennesaw State without Javin Gordon and Justin Baker after both were injured at Georgia Tech. The report described Gordon's earlier issue as an apparent leg injury and Baker's as an apparent hand injury after a partial punt block. Those observations explain the two absences in this game; they do not establish diagnoses or availability for Texas. - With Gordon and Baker absent and Bishop leaving again after two third-quarter carries, Tennessee used Hunter Barnes between Bishop and Daune Morris on that drive. Barnes finished with seven carries for 63 yards and a 3-yard fourth-quarter touchdown. This documents the available backfield rotation against Kennesaw State, not a permanent promotion or future carry allocation.

- Intel: You have a freshman starter who is still figuring out what the heck he’s doing.

- Intel: The starter needs reps.

- After DeSean Bishop was hobbled in the second quarter against Kennesaw State, Josh Heupel said it was not smart to put him back in at that point with conference play ahead. He expressed confidence in Daune Morris, Justin Baker and Hunter Barnes; Morris ran for 116 yards on 14 carries and a touchdown. The supplied answer did not confirm Bishop's availability against Texas or provide a diagnosis. - Heupel attributed Faizon Brandon's underneath throws and scrambles against Kennesaw State to the available coverage windows, praising him for taking what the defense allowed. Tennessee was close to a later deep completion to Mike, but the coach did not describe a standing restriction on downfield throws or announce a different quarterback plan. - Before a full film review, Heupel's brief iPad assessment was that Tennessee's tight ends played solidly as receivers, run blockers and pass protectors. He highlighted Trent Thomas' run after the catch but was unsure whether a penalty occurred on that play or the next. He did not identify a newly settled tight-end order. - Tennessee had three penalties in the 42-9 win, and Heupel thought it played smarter after the prior week's discipline problems. He still identified early defensive communication issues for correction before Texas, despite keeping Kennesaw State out of the end zone, and praised Arion Carter's activity and sack without settling on an exact tackle count. - Cooper Ranvier made two field goals against Kennesaw State to reach 3-for-3 in 2026. Heupel credited his practice consistency and valued the game work for the entire kicking unit. Separately, he said Tennessee's first-quarter two-point attempt from the swinging-gate look was based on the defense's alignment rather than an unconditional pregame call.