Tennessee offensive lineman K'Rojhn Calbert (74) participates in a drill at preseason Vols football practice Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018.Vols0816 0067
Players entering the transfer portal this offseason left Tennessee football thin at many positions, and offensive line was not spared. The Vols particularly were hit at tackle, with Wanya Morris transferring to the Oklahoma Sooners and Jahmir Johnson transferring to the Texas A&M Aggies.
Still, the line as a whole would have been salvageable if there were no key injuries at tackle or center. Well, now that’s changed. Josh Heupel stated in his Thursday press conference that Calbert recently had surgery and will be out for “an extended amount of time.