Is Chip Trayanum playing this week? Full injury report for Kentucky vs. Ole Miss Rebels?
By Mark Knight
Chip Trayanum came into the season as one of the best transfers of the Mark Stoops era. He was an impressive runner at Ohio State, and he decided to showcase them for the Wildcats. However, he has yet to get on the field this season as he's been dealing with an injury all year. He was finally cleared to return to football this week, but will he play against Ole Miss?
It is certainly good news that Trayanum is cleared to play again, but the bigger question is: Is he ready to fully return, or will he need a week to get back up to practice speed? Remember, he's been sitting out of practices as he deals with his injury, too. The official injury report originally listed him as "doubtful" to play against the Ole Miss Rebels on Saturday, September 28 but was later changed on Thursday evening to "OUT". Let's look at the other parts of the injury report.
Kentucky Injury Report
5 Players are listed as out:
Hardley Gilmore IV - WR
Darrion Henry-Young - DL
Tavion Gadson - DL
Courtland Ford - OL
Josaih Hayes - DL
Chip Trayanum - RB
1 Player are listed as "doubtful":
Devin Smith - LB
1 Player is listed as "questionable":
Maxwell Hairston - DB
This is the first time all season that the Head Coach of the Ole Miss Rebels, Lane Kiffin, has had to release an injury report (as it's the first SEC game they've played). He went a little crazy with it, listing 26 players on the report. Most were given the "probable" distinction. I won't list those players, but here are the "out" and "doubtful" players.
Ole Miss Injury Report
8 Players are listed as out:
Cedrick Beavers - CB
Izaiah Hartrup - WR
Joshua Pfeifer - WR
Devin Price - WR
Logan Diggs - RB
Hudson Wolfe - TE
Cam East - OL
Jeremy James - OL
2 Players listed as "doubtful":
Louis Moore - S
Akelo Stone - DT
Two players on the Ole Miss report were also listed as "questionable": wide receiver Ayden Williams and cornerback Isaiah Hamilton.
The 2-2 Kentucky Wildcats will be on the road to face the 4-0 Ole Miss Rebels in Oxford, Mississippi at Vaught Hemingway Stadium at noon on Saturday, September 28th. You can catch the game on ABC or on ESPN+.