Don Wilson - College Football News: Erik Ainge

Erik Ainge will be having knee surgery next week. He is a great quarterback for the Vols. I hope he has a great recovery...

Tennessee starting quarterback Erik Ainge will have surgery next week on his right knee to repair or remove torn cartilage, team officials announced Wednesday.

Ainge is out for spring practice, which began Feb. 22 and ends March 31.

The doctors will determine how to correct the problem once they begin surgery. Their choices are to remove his meniscus or repair it. Removal would mean a shorter recovery time of four to six weeks while recovery from repair would take between eight to 12 weeks but be "better for his long-term mobility," officials said.

The surgery is scheduled for Monday.

"I'm just glad we are able to take care of it," coach Phillip Fulmer said in a news release. "It's another advantage of starting spring as early as we started it because it gives us plenty of recovery time."

Ainge, who will be a senior this fall, set the school's single-season record for completion percentage last season at 67 percent, going 233-of-348 with nine interceptions for 2,989 yards and 19 touchdowns. He started all but one game last season because of a sprained ankle.

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