| All Times Pacific | Red= Key Injury | Bold = Starter |
| 2008 COLLEGE FOOTBALL - WEEK 7 |
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| 10/19 | 12:23pm | Paul Simkovich | OL | Questionable | Head | Simkovich has missed the past five games due to an injury to his head. | | 10/11 | 6:27am | Ryan Bain | DT | Out For Year | Foot | Bain has not played this season due to a foot injury. But he has been banned for the rest of the season after an NCAA ruling about an over-the-counter supplement he took. Akron is short on the DL with one starter out and the other hampered by injury. RS freshman Dan Marcoux has been starting in Bain's place. | | 09/25 | 7:57am | Alex Allen | RB | Out For Year | Hip | Allen left the week 3 contest with a frightening hip injury after accumulating 36 yards on seven carries. Allen had to be taken off the field on a stretcher while immobilized and is out for the season. Dennis Kennedy took over the starting duties against Army and combined with Andrew Johnson for 128 rushing yards. | | 09/19 | 8:34am | Cowles Stewart | DL | Out For Year | Leg | RS freshman Cowles Stewart started against Wisconsin and Syracuse but suffered a season-ending hand injury. The Zips will rely on sophomore Almondo Sewell and RS freshmen Dan Marcoux and Joe Rash on the defensive line. |
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Next game: Alabama at Tennessee on 10/25 |
| 10/22 | 7:35am | Terrence Cody | DT | Out | Knee | Cody sustained a right knee injury in the week 8 game against Mississippi. Coach Saban said the Tide's run-stopper would have his knee examined but that it didn't appear surgery would be necessary. With mammoth nose guard Cody out for at least two games with a knee injury, musclebound Josh Chapman will start for the Crimson Tide Saturday at Tennessee. | | 10/19 | 10:45am | Darius Hanks | WR | Questionable | Knee | Hanks did not travel to Georgia in week 5 due to what Coach Saban called a "little knee problem". He did not play in the week 6 Kentucky game either and was upgraded to probable for Ole Miss. Hanks' name did not appear on the participation report against Ole Miss. | | 08/21 | 9:43pm | Ezekial Knight | LB | Out For Year | Illness | Knight has been forced to give up football altogether. He has a heart condition that has prevented him from playing at all this year. Knight started 12 games in '07 with 64 tackles and 3 sacks. Freshman Jerrell Harris is slated to replace him. |
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Next game: Arkansas State at Alabama on 11/01 |
| 10/19 | 9:02pm | Greg Hardy | LB | Questionable | Undisclosed | Hardy missed 10/18 @ ULL with an undisclosed injury. He is a backup who sees good time at LB.
| | 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: Louisiana Tech at Army on 10/25 |
| 10/19 | 4:46pm | Mike Gann | DT | Questionable | Knee | Gann has missed the past 4 games due to a knee injury. Victor Ugenyi filled in for him. | | 10/19 | 4:45pm | Nick Emmons | DE | Questionable | Undisclosed | Emmons has missed the past 5 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: Eastern Michigan at Ball State on 10/25 |
| 10/23 | 10:05am | Myles Trempe | WR | Probable | Hip | Backup receiver Trempe played sparingly in the last game after injuring a hip and knee while running into a railing behind the end zone Oct. 4 at Toledo. Trempe should be back to full health this week. | | 10/21 | 3:37pm | Trey Buice | CB | Probable | Hand | Buice suffered a broken left hand in week 7 but has already been upgraded to 'expected to start' against E. Michigan. Buice started every game this season after beating out Trey Lewis for the corner spot opposite B.J. Hill in preseason camp. He ranked fifth for Ball State in tackles coming into the WKU game with 31, and had one interception. Lewis replaced him in week 7. | | 10/21 | 3:36pm | Justin Woodard | DE | Out For Year | Knee | Sophomore backup defensive end Justin Woodard suffered torn ligaments in a knee at W. Kentucky and will be lost for the season. | | 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: Baylor at Nebraska on 10/25 |
| 10/23 | 8:13am | Dwain Crawford | CB | Questionable | Ankle | Crawford injured his ankle 10/18 @ Oklahoma St. and is questionable for this week. That puts both starting CB's questionable for the game.
| | 10/20 | 8:18am | Antareis Bryan | CB | Questionable | Quadriceps | Bryan went down 10/18 @ Oklahoma St. in the 4th quarter with a strained quadriceps and he is questionable for this week.
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Next game: Bowling Green at Northern Illinois on 10/25 |
| 10/21 | 4:17pm | Freddie Barnes | WR | Out | Knee | Barnes did not participate in the 2nd half of week 8 after suffering a knee injury and is expected to miss at least 3 weeks. On the season Barnes has 27 receptions for 218 yards and zero touchdowns. Barnes was named third-team All-MAC last year and caught 82 balls for 962 yards and nine touchdowns. | | 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: Houston at Marshall on 10/28 |
| 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.
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Next game: New Mexico State at Idaho on 10/25 |
| 10/23 | 9:22am | Derek Wieting | DE | Out For Year | Leg | Wieting broke his leg against Louisiana Tech and will miss the rest of the season. Wieting was a primary contributer on special teams. | | 10/23 | 9:21am | Maurice Shaw | WR | Probable | Ankle | Shaw was injured at Utah St. in week 4 and has missed the past 4 games. He finally got back on the practice field last week and has been upgraded to probable for N. Mexico State. Peter Bjorvik filled in for Shaw in two games and Eric Greenwood started the other two. Neither replacement has made much of an impact for the Vandals. | | 10/23 | 9:21am | Corey White | RB | Questionable | Ankle | Reserve RB White is questionable for Saturday's home game against New Mexico State due to an ankle injury. | | 10/14 | 2:01pm | Tre'Shawn Robinson | LB | Out For Year | Knee | Backup linebacker Robinson will miss the remainder of the season with a knee injury. | | 10/14 | 1:59pm | Shiloh Keo | S | Out For Year | Shoulder | Idaho's 2007 Tm MVP will miss the remainder of the season with a shoulder injury. Coach Akey has not stated who will replace Keo in the starting lineup. One depth chart has sophomore Cary Jensen-Madison listed #2. | | 08/31 | 11:12pm | Guy Reynolds | OT | Out For Year | Academics | Offensive tackle Guy Reynolds stated in the preseason that he will have knee surgery and is expected to miss the season. Reynolds was not expected to see much playing time this season. | | 08/31 | 11:12pm | Matt Cleveland | RG | Out For Year | Fibula | Redshirt freshman Matt Cleveland cracked his fibula in preseason practice and will miss most of the season. He was the primary back up at RG and was not expected to see much action this year. |
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Next game: Illinois at Wisconsin on 10/25 |
| 10/23 | 8:23am | Ryan Palmer | OL | Doubtful | Foot | The RT has been downgraded to doubtful. He broke a bone in his foot 9/13 and hasn't played since. 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: Texas A&M at Iowa State on 10/25 |
| 10/11 | 6:18am | Phillip Bates | QB | Out For Year | Personal | Bates has quit the team after being disappointed to be the #2 QB in hopes that he can be a #1 elsewhere. He saw occasional snaps in the first 4 games of the season but was left out of 10/4 vs. Kansas.
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Next game: Texas Tech at Kansas on 10/25 |
| 10/20 | 8:06am | Caleb Blakesley | DT | Questionable | Leg | Blakesley injured his leg in the 1st quarter 10/18 @ Oklahoma and did not return. More on his status is not yet known.
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Next game: Florida International at Louisiana Lafayette on 11/01 |
| 10/19 | 9:24pm | Michael Desormeaux | QB | Questionable | Knee | Desormeaux missed 10/18 vs. Arkansas St. and is questionable for next week. He left the field under his own power in the 4th quarter 10/11 @ North Texas. Redshirt freshman backup Brad McGuire filled in for him.
| | 10/16 | 9:33am | Grant Fleming | LB | Out For Year | Knee | The starting WLB has had surgery following his torn ACL suffered 10/4 @ ULM and is out for the season.
| | 10/14 | 9:32am | Richard Brooks | LB | Out For Year | Knee | Brooks has been determined to have torn his ACL and will miss the rest of the season. He left 10/11 @ North Texas in the 3rd quarter and did not return. The starting MLB was 5th on the team in tackles.
| | 10/01 | 11:04am | Brent Burkhalter | LB | Out For Year | Disciplinary | Burkhalter has been dismissed from the team for violating team rules. He has been a starter the past 3 seasons. | | 09/14 | 1:03pm | Lance Kelley | WR | Out For Year | Leg | The redshirt freshman injured his leg at Illinois 9/13. According to the X-rays, Kelley suffered a fractured fibula and torn ligaments. | | 08/31 | 11:17pm | Nasser Jamal | OL | Out For Year | Knee | Nasser is out for the season after suffering a knee injury last week in the preseason. The OT is listed as a backup and was expected to see limited action this season. | | 08/30 | 6:36am | Deon Wallace | RB | Out For Year | Personal Reasons | Backup RB Deon Wallace had decided to give up football for family reasons. Wallace was 3rd on the team with 433 rushing yards and 148 receiving yards last season and was sixth with 10 receptions. The junior from Houston also finished eighth in the Sun Belt in kick return average and 10th in all-purpose yards. |
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Next game: Florida Atlantic at Louisiana Monroe on 10/25 |
| 10/19 | 9:27pm | Alaric Coleman | DE | Questionable | Back | Coleman has missed the past 5 games with a back injury.
| | 09/17 | 8:44am | James Truxillo | S | Out For Year | Knee | Truxillo suffered a torn ACL in the 9/6 game vs Arkansas and is out for the season. Chance Payne steps into the starting role. | | 09/05 | 12:51pm | LaGregory Sapp | WR | Out For Year | Academics | The senior WR is ineligible to play this season. ULM had planned on Sapp being their big play receiver and he was entering the season with 24 career starts under his belt. |
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Next game: Georgia at LSU on 10/25 |
| 10/23 | 8:41am | Ricky Jean-Francois | DT | Probable | Leg | The starting DT had to exit the week 6 game with a leg injury and missed the road trip to Florida. Jean-Francois sat out the S. Carolina game in week 8 as well but has been upgraded to probable for Georgia. | | 10/21 | 1:27pm | T-Bob Hebert | C | Out For Year | Undisclosed | Backup center Hebert is out for the season with a knee injury. |
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Next game: Michigan State at Michigan on 10/25 |
| 10/21 | 9:08am | Brian Hoyer | QB | Probable | Head/Hand | Hoyer went down late in the 2nd quarter with a bruised left (non-throwing) hand and feeling dazed. He passed his concussion test and will be able to play this week. Kirk Cousins replaced him and played reasonably well. This was in contrast to Hoyer's ineffective play before going out but coach Dantonio has said that Hoyer is still definitely the #1 QB.
| | 08/16 | 1:58pm | Roderick Jenrette | S | Out | Personal | Projected starter at free safety Jenrette has been asked to take an indefinite absence from the team to address a personal matter. Kendell Davis-Clark moved from CB to start in his place in the opening loss to Cal. |
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Next game: SMU at Navy on 10/25 |
| 10/24 | 8:58am | Kaipo-Noa Kaheaku-Enhada | QB | Doubtful | Hamstring | Kaheaku-Enhada has been downgraded and is not expected to play this week. The latest is that he may be out until Nov. 15 which would mean he would miss the next 2 games and then have the bye week to recover. He has now missed the past 2 games with a re-aggravated hamstring injury. Jarod Bryant has been starting at QB. Bryant hasn't done much with his few passing attempts but has led the team in rush yards in both games. Recently there has also been talk of sophomore Ricky Dobbs possibly passing Bryant on the depth chart although Bryant will be the starter coming into the game.
| | 10/03 | 9:06am | Andrew McGinn | OL | Out For Year | Concussion | The starting right tackle is retiring from football as a result of numerous concussions over the course of his career.
| | 09/30 | 9:35am | John Angelo | KR/CB | Out | Concussion | Angelo suffered a severe concussion 9/27 @ Wake Forest and is out indefinitely. He is way down the depth chart as a CB but returned kicks for Navy. |
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Next game: Baylor at Nebraska on 10/25 |
| 10/19 | 6:42am | Andy Christensen | OL | Questionable | Illness | The backup guard missed the past 2 games due to illness. He had just returned to practice for the first time since a suspension due to an offseason incident.
| | 09/07 | 10:31am | Barry Turner | DE | Out For Year | Leg | Turner will miss the rest of the season with a leg fracture. The senior is a returning starter at DE for the Huskers and should have a good chance at receiving a medical redshirt. | | 08/23 | 7:41am | Kevin Dixon | DT | Out For Year | Suspension | Dixon was booted from the team at the beginning of fall camp due to off the field incidents over the summer. Dixon was expected to be a key player in the DT rotation an area where the Huskers lack depth behind starters Ty Steinkuhler & Ndamukong Suh.
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Next game: Nevada at Hawaii on 10/26 |
| 10/23 | 9:24am | Greg Hall | OL | Out For Year | Knee | Hall went down with a right knee injury in week 7 and has been downgraded to out for the season. Kenneth Ackerman started the Utah State game in place of Hall. | | 10/19 | 2:55pm | Josh Catapano | OL | Questionable | Illness | Catapano missed the Idaho game in week 6 because of the flu and was listed as probable for New Mexico St but didn't play. He did not enter the Utat State game in week 8 either. | | 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: Oklahoma State at Texas on 10/25 |
| 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. | |