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| Dave Cokin's Hardcore Football 9/17/09 (2009-09-17) |
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| Dave Cokin |
| Georgia Tech and Miami get the college football week rolling with a key early season ACC clash on Thursday night. That’s followed by a solid Friday night duel in the WAC between Boise State and Fresno State, and then it’s on to another huge Saturday slate.
Here’s a rundown on some of the key injury info pertaining to teams in action this week.
Arizona gets a key component back this week, as star TE Rob Gronkowski is slated to see his first action of the season… Army is listing freshman QB Trent Steelman as probable for Saturday. He suffered a rib injury last week, so how much he’ll be able to play may still be in question… Bowling Green will be without safety PJ Mahone this week. He has been indefinitely suspended for violating team rules. Mahone was the leading tackler for the Falcons both this season… Colorado will apparently have Cody Hawkins under center after all. The Buffaloes QB was knocked silly late last week, but despite a mild concussion, he’s listed as probable for this week’s action. Colorado also gets suspended WR Markques Simas, injured RB Rodney Stewart and LB Michael Sipili back for Saturday’s game… Colorado State might get Shelley Smith back on Saturday. The Rams best OL missed the first two games with an ankle injury but he’s now upgraded to questionable… Connecticut will start Cody Enders at QB with Zach Fraser out for at least two weeks. Enders missed some practice time this week with the flu, and there’s speculation impressive true freshman Mike Box may take some snaps. Meanwhile, the Huskies are hopeful star LB Scott Lutrus can play after missing last week’s game with a neck injury… Dominique Lindsay is now doubtful for East Carolina. Lindsay is the leading carrier for the Pirates, but they have a good backup in Brandon Jackson… The injuries along the defensive front continue to pile up for Florida Atlantic. The latest Owl to get hurt is DE Jamere Johnson. He’s the third key member of the FAU defensive front to get injured… Good news for Iowa, as they will get top OL Bryasn Bulaga back for Saturday. He missed last week’s game with an illness. The Hawkeyes also get some relief at CB with Shaun Prater’s suspension having concluded… Kent State suffered a big loss last week when Eugene Jarvis went down. He was one of the top running backs in the MAC. Jarvis is done for the season with a kidney injury… Kentucky fullback, an outstanding blocker, is good to go after sitting out the Wildcats season opener with an ankle injury… Maryland has lost CB Nolan Carroll for the season after the senior broke his leg last week…Memphis is making a QB change with soph Tyler Bass moving ahead of struggling Arkelon Hall on the depth chart… Miami gets a pair of key defenders back for this week’s action. Both DE Eric Moncur and exciting redshirt freshman SS Vaughn Telemaque have been cleared to play. But CB DeMarcus Van Dyke is out with a concussion and there’s also evidently been a flu bug that’s caused some players to miss practice time the last few days… Michigan starting guard David Moosman’s injured shoulder will keep him on the sidelines this week… Big injury for Middle Tennessee State, as top RB Phillip Tanner is down with a bad knee and will be out for some time. He’s not explosive, but Tanner’s absence will be felt in short yardage situations for the Blue Raiders… The flu issues are now behind North Carolina, but the Tar Heels will likely be minus TE Zack Pianalto, who was off his best career game. He has a foot injury… North Texas starting QB Riley Dodge will miss at least this week’s game with a shoulder injury. The Mean Green will also be without starting LT Victor Gill, and his backup, Matthew Menard, is out for the year… Oklahoma State has an easy game this week, but the Cowboys will be minus star RB Kendall Hunter… Oregon State gets QB Lyle Moevao back this week, but Sean Canfield will remain the starter for at least one more game… Penn State star LB Navorro Bowman will likely sit out one more game with a groin injury… SMU is likely down a secondary starter this week, with CB Derrius Bell nursing a neck injury… Senior DT Nathan Pepper is doubtful with an injured ankle. The Gamecocks are thin on the defensive front with DT Ladi Ajiboye still suspended… Central Florida is switching QB’s. Brett Hodges is in and Rob Calabrese is out as George O’Leary searches for more effective play from his signal callers… UCLA is off to a good start, but this has been a bad week for the Bruins. Four players, including CB Courtney Viney, have been suspended. UCLA is now thin at CB with Aaron Hester still injured. The Bruins will also be without starting QB Kevin Prince, who suffered a broken jaw last week… UNLV QB Omar Clayton’s knee injury forced him out of last week’s game, but he’s probable for this Saturday. Soph Mike Claussen filled in admirably last week in fueling a fourth quarter Rebel rally… Still no word on whether Utah RB Matt Asiata can play Saturday, as his injured shoulder has him questionable right now… Vanderbilt expects to have RB Jared Hawkins back in action this week. But the Commodores have lost star safety Ryan Hamilton for the season with a torn pectoral muscle, and OT James Williams is also finished for the year with a dislocated ankle… Wake Forest will be without talented DE Kyle Wilber for the next several games thanks to a broken fibula. The Demon Deacons have little depth at this spot, so it’s a key injury… Washington State has had a multitude of problems since before the season started. The Cougars will finally get a couple of live bodies back this week to aid the secondary. But now they’re having to juggle the offensive front with their first two left guards both sidelined.
I’ll update the list sometime on Friday after sifting through any late information.
I’ll also have my free play for the weekend in Friday’s blog.
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