As No. 7 Tennessee prepares for a trip to No. 12 Georgia on Saturday, the status of starting quarterback Nico Iamaleava is emerging as a swing factor for a game that will have massive ramifications in the College Football Playoff race.

The SEC student-athlete availability report was released on Wednesday night. Here are the injured players for Tennessee's game against Georgia.

Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava is in concussion protocol ahead of the Georgia game. Coach Josh Heupel updated his status on Wednesday.

Now they are tasked with playing Georgia this next weekend, who took a loss to Ole Miss on the road. It's a game with high stakes as Georgia cannot afford another loss if they want to make the playoff and Tennessee can't afford one if they want to still control their own destiny and potentially play in the SEC Championship game.

Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava is in concussion protocol. But he practiced with the team on Tuesday in preparation for the Georgia game.

Georgia coach Kirby Smart assumes injured Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava will play Saturday unless he's listed as out on the SEC injury report.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Tennessee released its first injury report on Wednesday leading up to one of the biggest games of the year against the Georgia Bulldogs. Included in the report was redshirt freshman quarterback Nico Iamaleava, who was listed as “questionable.”

Tennessee Volunteers quarterback Nico Iamaleava may or may not be available Saturday night when they play the Georgia Bulldogs in Athens. According to college football insider Pete Thamel, lamaleava is currently in concussion protocol but the positive sign is that he has dressed and practiced this week.