Arion Carter injury update for Tennessee football vs Oklahoma

Tennessee football linebacker Arion Carter remains questionable for the Nov. 1 game against Oklahoma.

Four Tennessee players were listed on the SEC student-athlete availability report, which was updated on Oct. 30. The report will be updated daily and then 90 minutes before the game.

Carter is UT’s leading tackler with 61 tackles, 2.5 tackles-for-loss, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery. He was listed as a game-time decision before UT’s 56-34 win over Kentucky, but he did not play in that Oct. 25 game.

No. 14 Tennessee (6-2, 3-2 SEC) plays No. 18 Oklahoma (6-2, 2-2 SEC) on Nov. 1 (7:30 p.m. ET, ABC) at Neyland Stadium.

Tennessee football injury report

LB Arion Carter (questionable, lower body)WR Travis Smith (out, foot)CB Jermod McCoy (out, torn ACL)CB Rickey Gibson (out, upper body)

Oklahoma football injury report

LB Kobie McKinzie (probable)DB Gentry Williams (probable)RB Jovantae Barnes (questionable)OL Logan Howland (questionable)RB Taylor Tatum (questionable)WR Keontez Lewis (doubtful)OL Derek Simmons (doubtful)OL Troy Everett (out)OL Jacob Sexton (out)OL Jake Taylor (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 at knoxnews.com/subscribe.

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