| All Times Pacific | Red= Key Injury | Bold = Starter |
| 2008 COLLEGE FOOTBALL - WEEK 5 |
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Next game: Louisiana Monroe at Arkansas State on 10/11 |
| 09/02 | 7:32am | Preston Brown | RB | Out For Year | Personal Reasons | The backup RB missed the game last week and is going to miss the entire season with law issues. Brown was listed as the 2nd RB on the depth chart for the upcoming year. | | 08/30 | 7:44am | Marlon Douglas | DB | Out For Year | Suspension | Douglas is out for the season as he was suspended by the program. He was listed as a 3rd string CB for the upcoming season. |
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Next game: Eastern Michigan at Army on 10/11 |
| 10/05 | 5:08pm | Mike Gann | DT | Questionable | Knee | Gann has missed the past 2 games due to a knee injury. Victor Ugenyi filled in for him. | | 10/05 | 5:06pm | Nick Emmons | DE | Questionable | Undisclosed | Emmons has missed the past 3 games with an undisclosed injury. Fritz Bentler has started in his place. Emmons only has 2 tackles on the season. |
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Next game: Ball State at Western Kentucky on 10/11 |
| 10/05 | 5:56pm | Kreg Hunter | OL | Questionable | Knee | The starting right guard missed his fourth straight game with a knee injury. Kyle Cornwell has been starting in Hunter's place. Hunter's availability is in question for W. Kentucky. | | 09/23 | 12:21pm | Dante Love | WR | Out For Year | Back | The 1st Tm MAC stud had surgery to stabilize a cervical spinal fracture and spinal cord injury after being injured early in the game Saturday. He was moving his arms and legs after the lengthy procedure. Love entered the game as the nation's leader in yards receiving per game (144.3). Love is expected to "live a normal and happy life" according to a statement released by the university, but he probably won't ever play football again. |
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Next game: Virginia Tech at Boston College on 10/18 |
| 10/05 | 12:16pm | Mike Morrissey | LB | Questionable | Appendicitis | Reserve LB Morrissey missed the last two games after suffering an appendicitis attack. He should resume practicing this week and could be available after the bye week 7. | | 09/15 | 8:25am | Alex Albright | DE | Out For Year | Neck | Albright will undergo surgery for a disk problem in his neck and miss the remainder of the season, Coach Jagodzinski announced yesterday. The Eagles' leading sack monster from last year will take a medical redshirt and be replaced in the starting lineup by junior Austin Giles. |
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Next game: Bowling Green at Akron on 10/11 |
| 10/06 | 11:56am | Willie Geter | RB | Questionable | Leg | Geter did not play in week six because of a leg injury and is questionable for the road trip to Akron this weekend. Starting tailback Anthony Turner will be backed up by Chris Bullock if Geter cannot play. | | 10/05 | 4:39pm | Derek Brighton | WR | Doubtful | Foot | Brighton underwent surgery on his foot and has not played yet this season. Derek was expected to see significant action on the field as a WR and as the primary holder for the special teams. | | 08/31 | 5:31pm | Robert Lorenzi | CB | Out For Year | Broken Leg | Lorenzi is out for the season with a broken leg he suffered in the preseason. Lorenzi was expected to be on the two-deep but instead will be replaced by freshman Adrien Spencer. Robert was also suspended by breaking team rules and will be suspended one game once he is healthy to play. | | 08/31 | 5:30pm | Eric Ransom | RB | Out For Year | Knee | Ransom is recovering from a torn ACL he suffered during the 2007 season and will be out for the entire season HC Gregg Brandon said. | | 08/22 | 8:50pm | D.J Young | OL | Out For Year | Personal Reasons | D.J Young has quit the team for personal reasons. Young was expected to contend for playing time at OT. |
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Next game: Miami (FL) at Duke on 10/18 |
| 10/05 | 12:29pm | Marcus Lind | C | Questionable | Shoulder | The backup center has not played this season due to an injured shoulder. | | 10/05 | 12:28pm | Re'Quan Boyette | RB | Questionable | Knee | Boyette underwent orthoscopic surgery on his left knee in early August and has not played yet this season. Boyette led the Blue Devils in rushing in each of the past two seasons, and his 1,072 career yards on the ground rank seventh among active players in the ACC. | | 09/04 | 8:34am | Brandon King | TE | Out For Year | Shoulder | King will sit out the season with a shoulder injury. King, who caught four touchdown passes last season, hadn't practiced since suffering the injury in the spring. The junior's absence leaves Duke with three very inexperienced players to fill in. |
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Next game: Houston at SMU on 10/18 |
| 10/10 | 5:49pm | Jackie Hinton, Jr. | RB | Out For Year | Shoulder | Hinton, Jr. is out for the remained of the season after undergoing shoulder surgery. He had rushed seven times for 33 yards in three games played this season.
| | 10/10 | 5:48pm | Ell Ash | DT | Questionable | Ankle | Ash missed his fourth consecutive game Friday against UAB as he continues to deal with a high ankle sprain. He is listed as questionable for 10/18 vs. SMU.
| | 10/10 | 5:42pm | Andre Kohn | RB | Probable | Knee | Kohn returned to action 10/9 vs. UAB after missing two games. He racked up 27 yards and a score in the game, and is injury free heading into a 10/18 match-up with SMU.
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Next game: Minnesota at Illinois on 10/11 |
| 09/15 | 10:35pm | Ryan Palmer | RT | Out | Foot | Palmer broke a bone in his foot 9/13 and is expected to be out at least a month. True freshman Jeff Allen is starting in his place.
| | 09/08 | 5:48am | Miami Thomas | CB | Out For Year | Knee | Thomas made his second career start 9/6 vs Eastern Illinois but tore his ACL and was lost for the season. | | 08/16 | 1:50pm | Sirod Williams | DT | Out For Year | Knee | Williams tore his ACL and is expected to take a medical redshirt and return next season. He was slated to take over the starting role vacated by D'Angelo McCray. Replacing him is likely sophomore Josh Brent, though a rotation of underclassmen is very likely. | | 08/16 | 1:47pm | D'Angelo McCray | DT | Out For Year | Academics | McCray has transferred to Eastern Illinois. He was going to compete for a starting position with the Illini. McCray's departure would have paved the way for Sirod Williams to win the job in the trenches, but Williams tore his right ACL the other day and is out for the season. Illinois is suddenly very thin on the defensive line. |
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Next game: Louisiana Tech at Hawaii on 10/12 |
| 10/07 | 4:02pm | Eric Harper | DE | Out | Undisclosed | The backup defensive end will sit out the Hawaii game with an unspecified injury. Coach Dooley said he is now left with only three experienced players at the position (see Kwame Jordan). | | 10/07 | 4:00pm | Kwame Jordan | DE | Out | Undisclosed | Tech coach Derek Dooley said Monday that the team's top pass rusher DE Jordan is out with an unspecified injury and will miss the Hawaii game. Matt Broha, Randy Grigsby and Jared Barron have all played well this season and will be counted on to play big minutes and make big plays. | | 09/29 | 8:26am | Josh Wheeler | WR | Out For Year | Concussion | Tech head coach Derek Dooley announced last week that Wheeler would no longer play football due to multiple concussions throughout his high school and Tech career. The senior wide receiver caught 38 passes for 750 yards and six touchdowns in his Tech career. | | 08/31 | 11:27pm | Rolando Melancon | DT | Out For Year | Academics | The former Tennessee signee and starting DT will not play for the for the Bulldogs in 2008 due to academic issues. |
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Next game: Mississippi at Alabama on 10/18 |
| 10/05 | 1:42pm | Marcus Temple | DB | Questionable | Foot | The Rebels' fifth defensive back was in a walking boot last week and did not practice. The severity of the injury at this point is unknown but he sat out the S. Carolina game. |
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Next game: Oklahoma State at Missouri on 10/11 |
| 09/03 | 6:51pm | Michael Keck | DE | Out For Year | Personal | Redshirt freshman DE Michael Keck has left the football team. He was listed co-No. 2 at DE and had one tackle in the opener vs Illinois. Keck was #2 rated prospect in the class of 2006 according to Rivals. | | 09/01 | 9:31pm | Steve Redmond | SLB | Out | Knee | Pinkel said backup SLB Steve Redmond will undergo surgery on Tuesday and has already asked if he can return for a bowl game. “He’s just a solider,” Pinkel said of the fifth-year senior. Sophomore Jeff Gettys is now the backup to Luke Lambert.
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Next game: New Mexico State at Nevada on 10/11 |
| 10/10 | 10:08am | Josh Catapano | OL | Probable | Illness | Catapano missed the Idaho game in week 6 because of the flu but is listed as probable for New Mexico St. | | 10/07 | 2:57pm | Brandon Fragger | RB | Probable | Shoulder | Fragger was one of the RB-by-comittee members to replace Lippincott and blew out his shoulder. His shoulder injury is not as bad as first feared as team officials thought he might be lost for the season. Fragger sat out the Idaho game in week six but has been upgraded to probable for New Mexico State although coaches say he will be limited. | | 09/08 | 9:03am | Luke Lippincott | RB | Out For Year | Knee | Lippincott is out for the rest of the year with a torn ACL in his left knee. He was the team's emotional leader and led the WAC in rushing last season. Junior Brandon Fragger and sophomore Vai Taua will try to fill Lippincott's immeasurable shoes. |
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Next game: New Mexico State at Nevada on 10/11 |
| 10/07 | 2:54pm | Kyle Smith | OL | Probable | Foot | The starting left tackle injured his foot in the UTEP game in week 4 and did not play against New Mexico in week 5. Smith has been upgraded to probable and is expected to start at Nevada in week 7. | | 10/07 | 2:53pm | Derrick Richardson | DB | Probable | Hamstring | The starting free safety sat out the New Mexico game in week five due to a hamstring injury. The Aggies' idle week six has given him the time needed to return and is expected to play at Nevada. Richardson leads the team in tackles with 46. | | 09/16 | 11:56am | Ryan Franzoy | TE | Out For Year | Knee | Franzoy is out for the season with an ACL injury. | | 09/05 | 11:45am | Chris Woods | CB | Out For Year | Transferred | Woods, the Aggies' starting right corner is 2007, was deemed academically ineligible and transferred to a Division II school. |
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Next game: Notre Dame at North Carolina on 10/11 |
| 09/22 | 9:08am | TJ Yates | QB | Out | Ankle | Yates is out for at least six weeks with a broken bone in his left ankle. RS freshman Mike Paulus or junior Cam Sexton will start in his place. |
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Next game: Oklahoma State at Missouri on 10/11 |
| 10/05 | 1:30pm | Brandon Pettigrew | TE | Questionable | Ankle | Pettigrew did not play the past two games after rolling his ankle in practice. He is second on the team with 10 receptions for 109 yards. He was 1st Team All Big 12 last year and is a major weapon for the Cowboys. | | 09/23 | 1:17pm | Taylor Sokolosky | RB | Out | Foot | Sokolosky will miss an unspecified amount of time with a broken bone in his foot. He contributes on special teams for the Cowboys. | | 09/08 | 5:19am | Lucien Antoine | FS | Out For Year | Knee | Antoine tore his ACL in Okie St's 9/6 win over Houston and is lost for the season. Senior T.J. Bell will step in to the starting role for the Cowboys. | |