Vols' Maggitt likely out at least until potential bowl game

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee defensive end/linebacker Curt Maggitt likely will miss at least the rest of the regular season with the hip injury that has

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee defensive end/linebacker Curt Maggitt likely will miss at least the rest of the regular season with the hip injury that has sidelined him since mid-September.

Volunteers coach Butch Jones said Wednesday that Maggitt's status for the rest of the season remains uncertain but added it's ''a long shot'' that the fifth-year senior would return before a potential bowl game. Jones said Maggitt recently underwent an MRI.

Maggitt recorded 11 sacks last season. He has three tackles for loss this season in just two games.

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Jones also said reserve defensive end Kyle Phillips will undergo season-ending shoulder surgery and that offensive guard Jashon Robertson (ankle) is doubtful for Saturday's game with North Texas.

Phillips had missed two games with a shoulder injury but had returned for Tennessee's last two games.

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