Tennessee freshman Marsalous Johnson poses in front of his maroon and black Chevy Caprice car. The photo is from his MySpace.com site. Add Tennessee freshman Cody Pope to the list of possible NCAA Clearinghouse casualties.

Pope, a 6-foot-5, 270-pound offensive lineman from Cathedral Catholic High School in Julian, Calif., apparently has an issue with his standardized test score, a coach at Tennessee confirmed on Saturday.

Pope hasn't been on the practice field the past couple of days and wasn't present at UT's annual kicking scrimmage on Saturday.

With Pope's status in question, it brings the number of UT players awaiting word from the Clearinghouse to three.

Gerald Williams, originally signed in 2005, is still awaiting a positive Clearinghouse result after retaking his ACT last week. Stephaun Raines, another 2006 signee, also is awaiting clearance.

Classes at UT began on Wednesday and the final day to add or drop classes is Friday.

Coaches are hoping to hear something on all three cases prior to Friday's late registration deadline.

Pope, working primarily at center, had impressed coaches in his first three weeks of work during fall camp.

He looked "athletic" and like a possible "steal" of the 2006 signing class after playing only one year as an offensive lineman in high school.

Eight of Tennessee's 22 signees for 2006 are either non-academic qualifiers, no longer with the team or facing academic issues.

Lee Smith of Powell and Blake Garretson of Morristown West have been dismissed from the team. Alcoa running back Dustin Lindsey, defensive back Justin Garrett and wide receiver Brent Vinson failed to qualify.

Johnson's Car On Campus: You couldn't miss it.

There, illegally parked in front of the Neyland-Thompson Indoor practice facility, was Marsalous Johnson's maroon and black Chevy Caprice car.

Part of Johnson's suspension from the football team involved taking his car home to Smyrna and parking it for the semester.

"It is (part of his suspension)," Fulmer said. "It'll be gone."

Fulmer later checked on the reason for the appearance of Johnson's car on campus.

"I didn't talk to Marsalous, but I talked to his coach (Larry Slade)," Fulmer said. "He had to go home to see his attorney and he's getting back and taking it home today."

Johnson was charged July 30 with aggravated assault after he allegedly pointed a toy Uzi at Putnam County Sheriff's Deputy Michael Hoover on Interstate 40 near Cookeville.

Johnson has denied pointing the toy gun at Hoover.

The redshirt freshman cornerback was suspended for the first four games.

At the time of his suspension, Fulmer said Johnson would "be required to move back into the dorm and return his car to his home as well as perform 50 hours of community service."

His case is scheduled to appear in Putnam County Sessions Court on Sept. 6.

"Any reinstatement of Marsalous depends on his attitude and demonstration of accountability," Fulmer said in his statement.

Wilhoit Back On Track: Senior kicker James Wilhoit is feeling fresh after experiencing some soreness that kept him out of a couple of practices earlier this week.

"I'm fine," he said. "It would be like a baseball pitcher. If you pitch him 10 or 12 straight days, their arm is going to be tired and their mechanics get off.

"I'd much rather be tired or sore, than injured."

Wilhoit said a sore leg was a major reason for his 4-for-10 performance in field goals during a recent UT scrimmage.

"After having a couple of days off," he said, "I was feeling that pop back in my leg and I was able to kick 10 times better."

Jitters Gone For Colquitt: Sophomore punter Britton Colquitt thinks this could be a breakthrough year after averaging 41.2 yards per kick as a freshman.

"This being my second year, it's like you're a whole new person out there," he said. "Hopefully, you get out in the games and you say, 'Man, I've been here before. I know what to do.' I've been through ups and downs and I think it'll be a lot better year for me and special teams."