Josh Heupel sounds optimistic about getting Cooper Mays back

The Tennessee offense hasn’t looked all that great through two weeks, but it would appear that they’re close to getting a key piece of the puzzle back in the lineup. Senior center Cooper Mays, who has missed the first two games after undergoing a minor procedure during training camp, should be ready to go as Tennessee heads down to Florida this weekend.

Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel hinted that Mays could have played last week, but the staff opted to hold him out to save him for the SEC opener.

“Yeah, he was with us last week — warmed up with us,” Heupel said of Mays on Monday. “We made a decision pretty early in the week that he probably would not play in that football game and anticipate…