'No timetable' for Jermod McCoy's return from injury to Tennessee in 2025
On Tuesday ahead of Tennessee's first practice, the fifth-year head coach discussed junior defensive back Jermod McCoy.
The 6-foot, 193-pound cornerback suffered a torn ACL injury in January and Heupel said there is not a timetable for his return.
'No timetable on him,' Heupel said of McCoy. 'There are benchmark things that he's got to accomplish within our training room to move on to the next phase of it. He's handled it really well from the very beginning. Just his mindset and how he's approached every single day. He's done a really good job throughout the course of the summer.
'Periodically you see his drills, movement, explosive-type drills that he's doing, change based on his rehab protocol. He's handled it extremely well. As we go through training camp, there will be a progression. How his body responds to some of those things will kind of dictate the time period of when he's available for us.'
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During his first season at Tennessee as a sophomore in 2024, McCoy recorded 44 tackles, 0.5 tackles for a loss, four interceptions, 71 interception yards, 13 pass deflections, six punt returns and 59 punt return yards in 13 games.
He transferred from Oregon State following the 2023 season.
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