Tennessee junior quarterback Nick Stephens is out of action for three to four weeks with a wrist fracture.
Stephens is expected to miss approximately half of spring practice, which begins Tuesday.
It is unclear how the injury occurred. It is thought that Stephens injured his right, throwing wrist.
Stephens is competing with senior Jonathan Crompton and sophomore B.J. Coleman for playing time this fall.
Stephens was UT’s highest-rated passer last season, completing 63 of 130 passes for 840 yards and three touchdowns. He also threw four interceptions.
The Vols will have non-contact practices Tuesday and Thursday. Tennessee’s first contact practice will be Friday and is open to the public.
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vol1994 writes:
how did this occur?
memphis_vol_fan writes:
Is the cause of the injury unknown or undisclosed?
miamiVOL writes:
all signs point to Coleman
MattDillon writes:
Do you understand what 3 or 4 weeks mean.Fractures have many degrees of severity
GatorHater326 writes:
Crompton broke it at a party so he would have less competition :) (just a joke not serious)
tnbigg writes:
It was said to have been arranged by Tonya Harding as a favor to Jonathan Crompton. Is this true?
jowebb15#441937 writes:
There are medically privacy laws. He has to give the university permission to release information.
volroadwarrior writes:
Dream on you gator fan.
MikeTheVol writes:
He threw his helmet after an interception in practice. It bounced off the wall and came back and broke his wrist. Kind of like in the Wyoming game.
MikeTheVol writes:
Obama needs to bail out the gators. Apparently, they've run out of money and can't afford their very own website. They just impose on others . . . kind of like socialists!
randzimm#255981 writes:
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cgbtn#206676 writes:
As far as I know, players can practice 24 hrs per day 365 days a year as long as no coaches are present. In fact, all of the QBs and WRs will practice all summer. I hope he did hurt it practicing, and I hope he wasn't alone when he did it.
Navalorange writes:
OM, they're pathetic attention wh_res. Their families don't care enough about them to pay them any attention, so they come on here to "enlighten" us and get a response. It makes them feel important and relevant. These are the kind of guys/girls that are laughed at by their own fellow fans. I know this because I showed this site to a couple of gator fans at work. Their response to their postings were laughter first, then disbelief in their pathetic lives.
bigorange101582 writes:
My guess is he fractured it by getting mad and hitting a wall or door or something.
AppStVol writes:
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steve22043#233791 writes:
It does seem kind of odd they don't report the cause. Anyway, I don't think this is a bad thing as Crompton had the potential. Fulmer took him out without giving him enough of a chance. With some experience, he could be a good quarterback as can Coleman. I think Stephens was the worst of the three.
lvol writes:
Wouldn't surprise me if this accident occurred somewhere near a bar by campus...
huntined#565710 writes:
NO NEED COMING ON HERE AND DOWN A PLAYER THAT HAS BEEN HURT;;;We could say things like he said NO to TEBOW or he broke it getting BOOKS AT BAMA but that would not be nice EITHER.. come on guys don't drop that low to laugh or make fun because a player on ANY team gets hurt..guess you have never been a athlete and got hurt..
tnbigg writes:
It is beyond bizarre how many gayter posters come here every day...every hour of the day...Florida is working hard to pass Dawg fans as the biggest dooshbags that ever lived. I used the term, "lived" in sarcasm. What kind of life can a dooshbag like that have if all they do is pleasure themselves everyday by acting obnoxious in someone else's house? If you are a dooshbag...any one of you gayter posters...you will prove it by making a comment about tbis post. Right dooshbags? Oh...about the spelling? It won't allow it correctly.
798orange writes:
How old are you? Surely pretty young considering the immaturity shown in most of your comments.
GahLee writes:
This means more reps for Coleman and Crompton, which means a faster evaluation from the staff, one of these guys will eliminate himself and when Nick gets back he will get his shot with the one left standing of spring practice.
hodocka writes:
Just ignore this guy's neagtive posts and he will go away. He just posts to get everyone stired up.
thevoice writes:
And then there were two...
GahLee writes:
That's the problem, people respond to everything they say, mainly because they post the most outrageous stuff you could ever read, and you feel compelled to tell them how insane they seem.
Waldorf writes:
I heard your sister was invovled.....and that there were definitely major violations involved.
thevoice writes:
Wonder how many can stop peeing on themselves and disassociate from XX and DC. I know it's tough, but when anybody responds to negative comments, they stoop to the polluter's level and become them.
thevoice writes:
ZZ not XX. Sorry gatorzz, I meant you.
Navalorange writes:
Are you a big football fan? WTF are you talking about? Did you watch the games last year? Fulmer gave JC TOO much of a chance. He should have been yanked after three, maybe two games. Stephens was THE BEST QB UT had last year. JC was probably the 3rd best. We didn't get to see much of Coleman, but he was still probably second best.
DisorientedVol writes:
I thought that they all stunk. The best of three bad quarterbacks isn't much to brag about. Our only hope is we didn't see much of Coleman so maybe's he's better than people think. Or, our coaches can teach one of them how to be a quarterback. O&W game should be interesting.
montanavolfan writes:
As long as it wasnt over something stupid.....
grvol writes:
Why so many Vol fans want Kiffin to fail. To you was Fulmer bigger than the Vols? He's big but not that big.
Plasticman writes:
Watch out for BJ Coleman. I think this kid will win the job when it's all said and done.
IPOrange writes:
They come on here because they have been banned from their own UF site. I understand it had something to do with pictures of them with their goats.
pammyvol1000 writes:
He'll be fine come Sept.. If not, he'll wear the thing that Ainge had to wear.
I look for Stephens to have a new attitude this year. He has had to learn the hard way. BJ will shine and JC will be more consistent.
Gotta be positive guys to keep from going crazy like last year.
1manningfan writes:
I don't care what people say that was funny as HELL im still lmao!!!
GerryOP writes:
181 -- Fear The Kiffin...
douglasawilliams#582863 writes:
I'm a CPF fan but I definitely want CLK to succeed. Simply put, I'm a VOL fan whoever is coaching. It was a pathetic display of football last year and the head coach must take the blame. True, CLK has shot his mouth off a little but from the more you dig on Urban Meyer he is definitely no saint when it comes to recruiting. I will give him credit turning Florida from a very good team to the best in college football. Hope we can beat those guys soon because few can right now. After Tebow we have a window where they may be down offensively and vulnerable to some losses.
utmdm writes:
What does that make the responders to the pathetic?
givehim6 writes:
Miss part of spring practice, he will be back for fall practice.
RJ_Vol writes:
Attention Knoxville News Sentinel:
This was posted on another thread as well. I think it's time to block the IP addresses of these trolls. Decent Tennessee sports discussion has taken a backseat. One poster has even gone as far as to slander a person with Down Syndrome. Your own rules state, "You agree not to post comments that are off topic, defamatory, obscene, abusive, threatening or an invasion of privacy. Violators may be banned." START DOING SOME FREAKING BANNING!
Navalorange writes:
Sometimes enough is enough, if it would help get rid of them that would be great. I think, seriously, they have some kind of social "disease" (ineptitude) and will post regardless.
rockytop4ever writes:
I know how it happened. This is from a very reliable source.
It was Crompton in the observatory with the candlestick!
ect1983 writes:
get a life
bobbytodd writes:
I don't feel like talking about you and your family today Gatorzz. Don't make me get started.
TommyJack writes:
Anyone but JC, amigo.
IPOrange writes:
I could be wrong, but I'm guessing JC gets the nod and has a much better year than last year.
5_and_15 writes:
"it is unsure just how the break ocurred."
Ask Mike Hamilton how a fractured wrist happens during "conditioning drills." Ask Brad and Kevin, while you're at it.
Whoops. None of those 3 guys every wore a jockstrap, so the wool might be easily pulled over those 6 eyes.
I guess Black Iron will have to explain it.
Or David Reaves. Check the video.
A FOIA request, combined with sworn statements, would be at least embarrassing, guys. It could be a lot worse. Quit requiring the kids to lie. It will catch up with you.
Karma can be a b1tch.
Nick breaking his wrist is going to start the types of questions I warned you about.
"Life is an indivisible whole. One cannot do good in one area while simultaneoulsy doing deceit in another." Ghandi, paraphrased (from memory)
Rita - be sure Mike sees this one, please.
therazbo writes:
lil-gay-zzzz
stillavolsfan27 writes:
Who was it that beat the gators home and away? i do believe it was Tennessee.
Str82ThePoint writes:
Seriously - I 2nd that motion. And let's start with the biggest interloper - Gatorzz. If it's not bad enough he violates the KNS rules, he can't even man up when he's called on the carpet (by an out of state vol fan) on these threads. It's one thing to give and take smack, but when people give it and can't take it they need to be e-neutered.
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