Vols WR Jones cleared for practice, not for LSU game... yet

Tennessee coach Derek Dooley said the Volunteers’ most experienced wide receiver isn’t a sure bet to play Saturday at LSU. Jones injured his hand while making a diving catch in the second half of UT’s 50-0 season-opening win over UT-Martin. "He’s cleared," Dooley said Monday afternoon. "We’ve just got to go see him get in the mix. He’s back, but I haven’t seen him go run a route or hit somebody." Dooley said three other injured starters, junior tailback Tauren Poole, junior cornerback Art Evans and sophomore weakside linebacker Herman Lathers, (unspecified) are officially listed as day-to-day and could play Saturday. Evans has a knee bone bruise. "We’ll find out more tomorrow, but there’s a chance all four of them could play," Dooley said. "And we need them to play." Dooley said first-team center Cody Pope (stinger, concussion) and first-team left guard JerQuari Schofield (broken foot) probably won’t play Saturday. "Nothing tells me that they’ll be back," he said.