Tennessee football starting guard Sham Umarov, nickelback/punt returner Qua Moss and running back Javin Gordon are out against Auburn on Oct. 3.

Those Tennessee players were listed on the final SEC student-athlete availability report, which was updated 90 minutes before the game. No. 17 Tennessee (3-1, 0-1 SEC) plays Auburn (3-1, 1-1) on Oct. 3 (3:30 p.m. ET, ESPN) at Neyland Stadium.

Umarov suffered an injury in Tennessee's 20-17 loss to Texas on Sept. 26. Moss suffered an injury in the same game when he appeared to take a knee to the head while tackling quarterback Arch Manning in the fourth quarter. Earlier in that game, Moss returned a punt for a touchdown.

Gordon, a Tulane transfer, will miss a third straight game. Freshman defensive lineman Kedric Golston is also out, which was reported on the initial availability report on Sept. 30.

Seven Tennessee players have already suffered season-ending injuries. They include starting left guard Wendell Moe, starting safety Edrees Farooq (knee), starting tight end Ethan Davis (knee), safety Dylan Lewis (foot), wide receiver/kick returner Joakim Dodson (leg), linebacker Jaedon Harmon (knee) and cornerback Jadais Richard (upper-body).

Tennessee football injury report
  • OL Sham Umarov (out, unknown)
  • DB Qua Moss (out, unknown)
  • RB Javin Gordon (out, leg)
  • DL Kedric Golston (out, unknown)
  • OL Wendell Moe (out for season, lower leg)
  • DB Dylan Lewis (out for season, foot)
  • S Edrees Farooq (out for season, knee)
  • TE Ethan Davis (out for season, knee)
  • KR/WR Joakim Dodson (out for season, leg)
  • LB Jaedon Harmon (out for season, knee)
  • CB Jadais Richard (out for season, upper-body)
Auburn football injury report
  • OL Tai Buster (out)
  • TE Hunter Herring (out)
How SEC availability report works

The SEC student-athlete availability report was introduced in the 2024 season for conference games only.

The initial report is released on Wednesday of an SEC game week, with daily updates leading to a final report 90 minutes prior to kickoff of a Saturday game.

Prior to game day, players are designated by their school as available, probable, questionable, doubtful or out for the upcoming game. On game day, they are designated as available, game-time decision or out.

Here’s what those designations mean:

• Out: Will not play, 0% chance to play.

• Doubtful: Unlikely to play, 25% chance to play.

• Questionable: Uncertain to play, 50% chance to play.

• Probable: Probable to play, 75% chance to play.

Per SEC policy, schools must accurately designate players’ participation status. If the school has knowledge that a player may not be able to participate in the upcoming game for any reason (injury, illness, suspension, ineligibility or personal matter), it must report it.

Failure to do so will subject schools to potential penalties ranging from $25,000 for a first offense to $100,000 for a third and further offenses.

Adam Sparks is the Tennessee football beat reporter. Email adam.sparks@knoxnews.com. X, formerly known as Twitter@AdamSparks. Support strong local journalism by subscribing atknoxnews.com/subscribe.

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