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Jauan Jennings suspended for first half of bowl game

Tennessee’s senior receiver Jauan Jennings will only get to play one half of the Volunteers’ upcoming bowl matchup. The SEC announced today that Jennings has been suspended for the first half of that game, following his actions late in the Vanderbilt game.

BREAKING: SEC announces half-game bowl suspension for Jauan Jennings.

“If subsequent review of a game by a conference reveals plays involving flagrant personal fouls that game officials did not call, the conference may impose sanctions prior to the next scheduled game.”— SEC Mike (@MichaelWBratton) December 4, 2019

Jennings made a tackle while playing special teams on the sidelines, driving a Vanderbilt player into the ground, trash talking, then stepping on his head as he got up.