Last week the Vols lost projected starter Jourdan Thomas to a season-ending injury, but they finally have the depth to handle it.
The Tennessee Volunteers received a blow to their secondary last week when defensive back Jourdan Thomas went down with a knee injury that ended his season. In the past couple of years, this injury would be a devastating blow to a thin group that already wasn’t super talented. This year is different.
Thomas would have been starting at the star position, basically the nickel corner in Tim Banks’ defense. Last season, this was Tamarion McDonald’s spot, who went down with an injury late in the season and was replaced by walk-on Will Brooks. Anybody who watched the Georgia game will tell you that Will Brooks is not a good enough athlete to be your relied-on starter at that position in the SEC.
