Justin Worley Injury: Updates on Tennessee QB's Elbow and Return

Tennessee's struggling offense took another blow during Saturday's SEC opener at Georgia when starting quarterback Justin Worley left the game in the third quarter due to a right elbow injury. 

According to Jon Solomon of CBS Sports, citing the ESPN broadcasters, noted that Worley wasn't looking good to return and the injury occurred when a Georgia defender hit his elbow during a play:

Paul Fortenberry of Volquest.com indicated Worley returned to action in the 4th quarter: 

Wes Rucker of 247 Sports provides comments from Worley, who described the injury:

Solomon previously reported that Tennessee trainers were examining Worley's elbow on the sidelines after he got taken out:

The Volunteers' official Twitter account noted that Nathan Peterman was taking over at quarterback for Worley:

According to David Climer of The Tennessean, Worley did try some light throwing on the sideline but Football Time Magazine noted a few minutes later that he was going back to the locker room:

The Volunteers were off to a 2-1 start this season, but the two victories were against Arkansas State and Utah State. They need Worley healthy to contend in the ultra-competitive SEC.