If a school fails to release timely and accurate availability reports for its upcoming game, it risks receiving monetary penalties ranging from $25,000 for a first offense to $100,000 for a third and further offenses in football, and a maximum of $15,000 to $25,000 in men’s and women’s basketball and baseball.

As Tennessee's first SEC football game draws near, the university has released its first injury report under new conference rules implemented last month.

SEC teams must file their injury reports Wednesday before a Saturday conference game and update them daily until game day.

FAYETTEVILLE — The SEC released the first student-athlete availability report for Arkansas football’s Week 4 game at Auburn on Wednesday. The conference requires reports for football, men’s and women’s basketball, and baseball games between SEC opponents. The rule was implemented this year.