Tennessee football avoided what could have been a significant loss in its first-round College Football Playoff matchup vs. Ohio State.
Running back Dylan Sampson , who left the game with 3:27 left in the opening quarter for the Vols, returned to the game in the Vols’ second drive of the second half. Knox News , part of the USA TODAY Sports Network, reported that the SEC Offensive Player of the Year was questionable to return to the game with a lower-body injury.
In the first half, Sampson had two rushes for 6 yards for the Vols. He was seen warming up ahead of halftime and even joined the huddle, but did not enter the game on the Vols’ opening drive.
Here’s the latest on Sampson’s injury:
Dylan Sampson injury updates
Sampson had a pair of 3-yard rushes for Tennessee in the first quarter. The first came on the Vols’ opening drive and the second and final rush on the third. Sampson left the field with 3:27 in the first quarter and did not return in the first half.