Keenan Pili Injured?

[KnoxRealtorVOL]

It looks like CJH said he does not expect it to be a long term injury and Pili will be out a couple of weeks

Yeah but the 247 writers are saying that's coach speak. It will be long term.

 

[joevols89]

Why does that raise eyebrows?

I guess they felt it was an odd choice based on some other players performances. Was proven to be true as it looks like he could miss the regular season.

 

[KeyVol14]

Well we got a lot of depth there. Elijah Herring and Arion Carter are promising players

 

[VOLfrombama]

Bummer for him, but Herring and Carter should be able to handle it.

Also Heup drives me crazy with that couple of weeks crap.

“We weren’t sure early in the week the severity of the injury,” Tennessee coach Josh Heupel said on the SEC Teleconference Wednesday morning. “He will not be available this week. He’ll miss a couple weeks here.”
Heupel was asked if it’s a short-term injury or if Pili will out an extended period of time.
“I don’t believe it’s season ending at this point,” Heupel said. “We’ll see how he continues to heal up in the coming days and weeks.”

VQ

 

[GrizzlyVol]

Wasn't he hurt last year? Older player with history. Next man. Sucks but good first game.

Pili wasn't here last season

 

[AresTheVol]

Pili wasn't here last season

he was hurt at byu

 

[strkr]

Wasn't he hurt last year? Older player with history. Next man. Sucks but good first game.

Just our luck. Injured Juwan Mitchell (two years ago from Texas) and now an injured Pili. Geez

 

[titansvolsfaninga]

he was hurt at byu

He was hurt year before

 

[Milehigh_Vol]

I overheard that they expect him back the first of October worse case end of October with the Alabama game circled for return.

 

[VflPT22]

he was hurt at byu

Not last year. He finished the year 2nd on the team for tackles

 

[NighthawkVol]

This sucks. I was really excited about his play against UVA.

 

[HighRockvol]

get healthy now it’s Carter and herring time

 

[GetEmVols]

We’re covered.

If you think we have anyone close to replacing pili then you are mistaken.

 

[Volfan39]

If you think we have anyone close to replacing pili then you are mistaken.

Your right. Arion Carter will be better by mid season

 

[The Original Fade]

Also said his target date would be Georgia. We might not see him again this year.

Our season ends with Georgia?

 

[Tman44]

Looks like he will be out for two weeks. This is not a season ending injury.

Linebacker Keenan Pili to miss time for Vols

Linebacker Keenan Pili to miss time for the Vols.

volswire.usatoday.com

 

[KeyVol14]

If you think we have anyone close to replacing pili then you are mistaken.

We have plenty of talented options there to replace Pili. They just don't have a ton of experience

 

[05_never_again]

Reading between the lines, I bet he misses several games (5-6 weeks).

Heupel starts off by saying "a couple" but then goes on to say "not season-ending." Why mention anything about it not being season-ending if he's out just 2 games? He'll be gone the bulk of the season - maybe he can be back for UGA.

 

[Rememberthelate90s]

Pili wasn't here last season

Correct.

 

[Vol in Buckeye Land]

Your right. Arion Carter will be better by mid season

Mid season next year maybe. Hard for an 18 year old kid to replace a 25 year old man in terms of experience and physical strength, no matter how talented the former is.

 

[DonDiego]

It looks like CJH said he does not expect it to be a long term injury and Pili will be out a couple of weeks

Exactly what he said about Mays. CJH doesn't leave info out there for opponents to use.

 

[LittleVol]

Mid season next year maybe. Hard for an 18 year old kid to replace a 25 year old man in terms of experience and physical strength, no matter how talented the former is.

no. this season.....

 

[perico]

Elijah Herring will get the start. Carter is on the other side.

 

[PEPPERJAX]

The injury sucks but UT is in a much better position with LB depth this year compared to last season. Carter and Herring were both going to get playing time regardless. Now they will be getting much more.

 

[TheMookieMonster]

Injuries suck. I know we’re not the only team that deals with it but losing Tillman early in Game 3 last year blew, and now we’re losing a starting LB in Game 1. I just hope we can manage to stay mostly healthy this year. I want to see what this team can do with a clean bill of health.