No. 9 Vols won't have Reeves-Maybin, Kirkland for Texas A&M

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee linebacker Jalen Reeves-Maybin will miss the ninth-ranked Volunteers' game Saturday at Texas A&M as he continues dealing with a

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee linebacker Jalen Reeves-Maybin will miss the ninth-ranked Volunteers' game Saturday at Texas A&M as he continues dealing with a shoulder injury.

Vols coach Butch Jones said Wednesday that Reeves-Maybin wouldn't play against the eighth-ranked Aggies. Jones says: ''We continue to try to gather information for him and further evaluation to see what's in his best interest, short-term (and) long-term.''

The shoulder injury caused Reeves-Maybin to miss the entirety of a 34-31 victory at Georgia last week. He also sat out the majority of the Vols' victories over Ohio and Florida.

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Jones said the status of linebacker Darrin Kirkland Jr. and running back Jalen Hurd is day to day. Kirkland has missed three games with a high ankle sprain. Jones says Hurd has a lower extremity injury.

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