As questions continue about Alabama’s quarterback situation, Tennessee may be without two key pieces on Saturday.

Both Nick Saban and Josh Heupel updated players’ statuses during Wednesday’s SEC coaches teleconference. Each did their part on the verbal gymnastics required to make every decision seem up-in-the-air, 50-50, or a coaches’ favorite: day-to-day.”

While Tide quarterback Bryce Young is “making progress,” Saban didn’t provide a concrete timeline. Heupel took the same route when offering the latest the Vols elite wide receiver Cedric Tillman.

After recording 1,000 yards a year ago, Tillman had surgery after a tackle in Week 3 against Akron and hasn’t seen the field since. Jaylen McCollough, Tennessee’s four-year starting safety, was arrested on Sunday and Heupel said, like in Tillman’s case, McCollough’s status for the game will be made later in the week.

“No, we have not done that yet,” Heupel said when asked if he had an update on McCollough. “Our administration is handling most of that and we’ll have a conversation with them as they continue to gather information.”

McCollough was arrested on Sunday afternoon after a man entered his apartment by mistake, leading to an altercation, per the Knox County Sherrif’s Office report.

Kickoff for Saturday is set for 2:30 p.m. CDT on CBS.

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Nick Alvarez is a reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @nick_a_alvarez or email him at [email protected].