Tennessee beat the Florida Gators on Friday afternoon in Nashville, but they may have lost John Fulkerson in the process. Tennessee’s senior leader took two elbows to the head in the second half of the win, delivered by Florida’s Omar Payne.
Payne was ejected, and Fulkerson went to the locker room for further examination. Eventually, Fulkerson was ruled out by Tennessee for the remainder of the game.
The situation was ugly, and the two teams had to be separated after the incident took place. The focus now shifts to Fulkerson’s availability going forward, starting with a matchup against Alabama in the SEC semifinals tomorrow afternoon.