When No. 24 Tennessee takes the field for its season opener against Syracuse in Week 1, defensive back Boo Carter will be wearing orange and white. That wasn't a guarantee at times this offseason, and after working his way back into his teammates' good graces, Carter has put himself in position to get some playing time.

After missing team activities during the summer, Carter left the Vols but returned just in time for fall camp. Carter then spent much of camp trying to work his way back up the Tennessee depth chart. During his first game week press conference, Heupel said he "anticipates" Carter playing on Saturday.

"For all of us during the course of this week, it's still learning, earning, taking a job and proving that you're ready to," Heupel said.

At the time of Carter's absen

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