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Tennessee receiver Dont’e Thornton has been ruled out for the remainder of Saturday night’s game against Mississippi State with what the ESPN broadcast described as an upper-body injury. The injury bug bit the Vols hard Saturday night. Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava also left the game at halftime with an upper-body injury after getting hit late in the first half. Dylan Sampson was questionable to return with a left leg injury, according to ESPN, but was back in the game for the second drive of the second half. Iamaleava threw a 73-yard touchdown to Thornton in the second quarter. He caug…

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