According to The Tennessean, running back Warren Norman underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right knee earlier today and is questionable for the opener.
It's unknown exactly when or how Norman suffered the injury, but swelling in the knee in recent days prompted doctors to perform an MRI and led to their scoping the knee this morning.
"He had little pieces of cartilage floating around in there and they cleaned it up," Caldwell said. "Hopefully, he's going to be ready to go. We don't know if he'll make it for the first game, but he's got a shot.
"Team physician Kurt Spindler also cleaned up his meniscus. There were some rough edges there. A piece of cartilage floating around in there - that's what was causing it to swell up. He didn't have pain, but it was causing it to puff up. Hopefully, he's going to be good as new."
Last season, Norman rushed for 783 yards and returned three kickoffs for touchdown, the latter total tying an SEC record, on his way to laying claim to SEC Freshman of the Year honors.
"Warren says he's going to be ready the first game, but it's probably going to be about two weeks," Coach Robbie Caldwell said. "We don't want to rush it. We want to make sure it's healthy."
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