As Saturday night’s game began under the lights at Neyland Stadium, a familiar sight once again took the field. Cedric Tillman made his return to the starting lineup, six weeks removed from tightrope surgery to help speed up the recovery process of his high ankle sprain. Tillman suffered the injury after taking a low hit against Akron.
Tennessee proceeded to go beat Florida, LSU, Alabama and Kentucky in his absence. The staff played this one safe, even in his return against Kentucky. Tillman was on a pitch count last weekend as he shook off a little bit of rust.