| All Times Pacific | Red= Key Injury | Bold = Starter |
| 2008 COLLEGE FOOTBALL - WEEK 9 |
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Next game: BYU at Air Force on 11/15 |
| 11/09 | 6:32pm | Spencer Armstrong | WR | Questionable | Fibula | Armstrong has been recovering from a fractured fibula and will be out until mid-November. He suffered the injury late in week 3's game while recovering an onside kick. He was upgraded to questionable for Colorado State in week 11 but did not enter the game. | | 11/09 | 6:31pm | Stephen Larson | DL | Questionable | Knee | Larson injured his knee in practice several weeks ago and has missed the past 6 games. | | 09/04 | 8:54am | Eric Herbort | QB | Out For Year | Academics | The backup QB has decided to leave the team and concentrate on academics. |
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Next game: Akron at Ohio on 11/22 |
| 11/05 | 11:55am | Paul Simkovich | OL | Questionable | Head | Simkovich has missed the past five games due to an injury to his head. | | 11/02 | 10:19pm | Al-Teric Balaam | LB | Questionable | Undisclosed | Balaam is questionable with an undisclosed injury. He has 16 tackles in 7 games backing up the linebacking crew. | | 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: Mississippi State at Alabama on 11/15 |
| 11/11 | 3:16pm | Earl Alexander | WR | Questionable | Shoulder | Reserve receiver Alexander injured a shoulder in week 11 and is questionable for Mississippi State. He has 7 catches in 9 games played this season. | | 11/10 | 9:39am | Roy Upchurch | RB | Questionable | Neck | Upchurch had a bad muscle spasm in his neck in week 11 warmups and didn’t play. He is questionable for Mississippi State. Upchurch ranks 3rd on the team in rushing yards this season. | | 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: Florida Atlantic at Arkansas State on 11/22 |
| 11/10 | 10:53am | Leroy Trahan | DB | Questionable | Disciplinary | Trahan missed 11/8 @ FIU after being arrested 11/4 for inciting a riot. His future status is not yet known.
| | 11/10 | 10:49am | Kevin Jones | WR | Questionable | Disciplinary | Jones missed 11/8 @ FIU after being arrested 11/4 for inciting a riot. His future status is not yet known. Jones is 5th on the team in receiving yards.
| | 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: Army at Rutgers on 11/22 |
| 11/09 | 5:13pm | Nick Emmons | DE | Out | Undisclosed | Emmons has missed the past 8 games with an undisclosed injury. Fritz Bentler has started in his place. Emmons only has 2 tackles on the season. | | 10/29 | 9:34am | Mike Gann | DT | Out For Year | Knee | Gann is now being called out for the season. He had missed the past 5 games due to a knee injury. Victor Ugenyi filled in for him. | | 10/26 | 7:52pm | Jordan Trimble | CB | Out For Year | Knee | Trimble missed 10/25 vs. Louisiana Tech. He injured his knee in practice the Wedsnesday prior and will be lost for the season. Freshman Antuan Aaron started in his place.
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Next game: Ball State at Central Michigan on 11/19 |
| 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: Texas A&M at Baylor on 11/15 |
| 11/12 | 8:17am | Tim Atchison | CB | Probable | Ankle | Atchison missed 11/8 @ Texas with an ankle injury but is somewhat likely to play this week. Atchison is a valuable backup CB and has 24 tackles.
| | 10/29 | 8:22am | Jordan Hearvey | OL | Out For Year | Knee | The starting LG will need knee surgery and will miss the rest of the season. He limped off the field 10/25 @ Nebraska with a strained left knee in the 2nd quarter and did not return.
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Next game: Buffalo at Bowling Green on 11/21 |
| 11/09 | 2:55pm | Freddie Barnes | WR | Questionable | Knee | Barnes did not participate in the 2nd half of week 8 after suffering a knee injury and has not played since. 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. He was upgraded to day-to-day before the week 11 matchup but did not enter the Ohio game. | | 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: New Mexico at Colorado State on 11/15 |
| 11/11 | 2:55pm | Klint Kubiak | S | Out For Year | Knee | The Rams lost safety Klint Kubiak to a knee injury on the first play of the game in week 11. Kubiak missed most of the Mountain West season with an ankle injury and has now been downgraded to miss the remainder of the season. | | 11/02 | 5:19pm | Mike Pagnotta | S | Out For Year | Shoulder | Pagnotta is out for the season with a shoulder injury that will require surgery. The 2007 HM MWC is 2nd on the team in tackles with 2 QB sacks and has 2 INT's to go along with 2 fumble recoveries. Sophomore Josh Gabler likely takes over at strong safety. | | 10/15 | 8:28am | Zach Donaldson | Safety | Out For Year | Neck | RS freshman Zach Donaldson's career with the Rams is finished because of a recurring neck injury, CSU defensive coordinator Larry Kerr said. Donaldson has 6 tackles in 5 games played this year. Kerr said it was unfortunate because the Rams viewed Donaldson as a safety of the future. To compensate for his loss, Kerr said the Rams moved Elijah Blu-Smith to safety from cornerback. | | 10/01 | 10:55am | Jyrone Hickman | WR | Out For Year | Knee | JC transfer WR Jyrone Hickman has been sidelined this season with a knee injury and Coach Fairchild said Hickman will redshirt this season. | | 08/17 | 5:33pm | DeAngelo Wilkinson | CB | Out | Suspended | Wilkinson has reportedly been cited for two misdemeanor charges of third-degree assault and one count of being a minor in possession of alcohol. The projected starter has been suspended indefinitely. |
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Next game: Eastern Michigan at Temple on 11/22 |
| 10/23 | 9:38am | Dan DeMaster | OL | Out For Year | Neck | DeMaster is done for the season after suffering a neck injury. He started 3 games this year at right guard but Stephen Johnson has been starting the past couple of games. | | 10/23 | 9:33am | Ryan Downard | FS | Out For Year | Arm | Downard fractured his arm in the opening series against Akron Oct. 18 and is done for the season. Dwayne Harrison likely takes over the free safety starting role. | | 10/11 | 6:58am | Kyle McMahon | QB | Out For Year | Shoulder | McMahon started in place of Andy Schmitt but injured his right shoulder in week 5 and was unable to continue. McMahon is done for the season with a separated shoulder that will require season-ending surgery. | | 09/13 | 2:27pm | Derrick Hunter | DB | Out | Knee | Hunter is out indefinitely with a torn ACL. Arrington Hicks has started the first three games in Hunter's place. |
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Next game: Idaho at Hawaii on 11/22 |
| 11/09 | 7:24pm | Blaze Soares | LB | Questionable | Calf Muscle | Soares is recovering from a torn the calf muscle in his left leg and has yet to play this season. . | | 11/09 | 7:23pm | Victor Clore | DE | Questionable | Knee | Clore has not played the past 4 games because of an injured right knee. He is a key member of three special-team units. | | 10/22 | 10:37am | Rocky Savaiigaea | DT | Out For Year | Triceps | Savaiigaea initially suffered a tear in his triceps muscle during the first week of fall camp. He missed the first three games of the season and reinjured his arm in his return against San Jose State. Savaiigaea is resigned to undergoing season-ending surgery. He is expected to miss the rest of the season. |
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Next game: Tulsa at Houston on 11/15 |
| 11/12 | 7:59am | Matt Nicholson | LB | Doubtful | Knee | Nicholson did not play last weekend against Tulane with a knee injury and is expected to miss this weekend's contest with Tulsa. The linebacker is the Cougars' leading tackler with 66 stops. He has also recorded a sack and made an interception this season.
| | 11/04 | 7:24am | Josh Bell | OL | Out For Year | Achillies | Bell tore his achillies tendon in Houston's last game against Marshall and will be out for the season. The junior was a starter on the offensive line.
| | 10/29 | 7:05am | Patrick Edwards | WR | Out For Year | Leg | Edwards broke his leg his last week against Marshall and will not return this season. The freshman was among the top wide receivers in Division One in yards and receptions per game, and ranked statistically as the second best freshman wide out. Several players will compete to fill his spot.
| | 10/27 | 7:19am | Chris Thompson | OL | Out | Appendix | Thompson is out for 4-6 weeks after having his appendix removed.
| | 10/26 | 9:24am | SirVincent Rogers | OL | Out For Year | Foot | Rogers underwent surgery recently to insert a screw in his foot. The senior offensive lineman has a hairline fracture and will be lost for the year. He was one of the Cougars\' top offensive lineman and was considered a front-runner for All Conference USA honors.
| | 10/26 | 9:20am | Ell Ash | DT | Out For Year | Pectoral | Ash will miss the remainder of the season with a torn pectoral muscle suffered while lifting weights. He was a preseason All-CUSA candidate and considered one of the Cougars' top defensive linemen. Ash had missed four games with a high ankle sprain before tearing the muscle.
| | 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.
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Next game: Missouri at Iowa State on 11/15 |
| 10/29 | 8:18am | Mike Knapp | OL | Out For Year | Knee | The starting C had knee surgery on Monday to repair a torn patella tendon and will now miss the rest of the season. He left 10/25 vs. Texas A&M with the knee injury. Alex Alvarez replaced him.
| | 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: Northern Illinois at Kent State on 11/18 |
| 11/02 | 9:42pm | Chris Gilbert | WR | Questionable | Hamstring | The true freshman pulled a hamstring at practice before the week 9 Miami game and missed the Bowling Green matchup. Gilbert was working more at flanker to increase his versatility. | | 10/29 | 9:27am | Kendrick Pressley | WR | Out | Foot | Pressley suffered a broken foot in the days leading up to Miami and is out indefinitely. He has played in 2 games this season and has 9 receptions. | | 10/04 | 6:36am | Jameson Konz | TE | Out For Year | Ankle | Kent State has officially shelved Konz for the season after learning he has torn ligaments in his ankle. |
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Next game: Louisiana Monroe at Mississippi on 11/15 |
| 11/09 | 9:36pm | Alaric Coleman | DE | Out | Back | Coleman has missed the past 8 games with a back injury.
| | 11/05 | 10:00am | Marty Humphrey | WR | Out For Year | Leg | Humphrey broke his leg 11/1 vs. Troy and should miss the rest of the season. He had just 4 catches.
| | 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: Troy at LSU on 11/15 |
| 11/11 | 3:12pm | Andrew Hatch | QB | Doubtful | Leg | The backup QB is trying to recover from a leg injury and it is unclear how much action he will miss. Hatch was questionable for Tulane and did not play. He was downgraded to doubtful for Alabama and did not play. His current status is doubtful for Troy. | | 11/11 | 3:11pm | Curtis Taylor | FS | Questionable | Shoulder | Taylor sat out the Alabama game with a shoulder injury and is questionable for Troy. He has 32 tackles on the season and a couple of INT's. Junior Danny McCray started in his place in week 11 and likely will again if he is not able to play this weekend. | | 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: UCF at Marshall on 11/15 |
| 11/02 | 8:53am | Ian Hoskins | DE | Questionable | Undisclosed | Hoskins missed Marshall's last game with an undisclosed injury. The starting defensive end will be evaluated throughout the week in practice before a decision is made regarding his status for this weekend's game against East Carolina.
| | 11/02 | 8:46am | Zearrick Matthews | CB | Questionable | Foot | The starting CB was held out of the first seven games because of a broken foot but is getting close to returning to action. The junior started 18 games through his first two seasons at Marshall. He is questionable to play this week against East Carolina.
| | 09/18 | 5:49am | Maurice Graham | TE | Out For Year | Arm | Graham is a juco transfer who will not see the field this season due to season ending surgery. He is a big blocking TE for the Herd but was not listed on the depth chart. | | 09/18 | 5:46am | Montel Glasco | DT | Out For Year | Shoulder | Glasco will miss the rest of the season with a rotator cuff injury. He has already been approved for a sixth year of eligibility in '09. Glasco has not played this season but started three games in '07 before a knee injury sidelined him. | | 09/01 | 6:48am | JJ Johnson | CB | Out For Year | Suspension | JJ was dismissed from the team after 2 off season arrests. Johnson had 25 career starts and losing him was a big blow to the Marshall secondary. |
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Next game: Minnesota at Wisconsin on 11/15 |
| 11/12 | 8:54am | Eric Decker | WR | Out | Ankle | Decker has been downgraded and will miss this week. He tried to play 11/8 vs. Michigan but was unable to play in the 2nd half. He injured his ankle 11/1 vs. Northwestern. Decker is far and away the team leader in all receiving categories and has 892 yards and 6 TD's. He is 1 of 10 finalists for the Biletnikoff Award for best WR in the nation.
| | 11/09 | 7:33am | Ralph Spry | WR | Probable | Suspension | Spry missed 2 games due to suspension and then was also kept out of 11/8 vs. Michigan despite being allowed to practice. He should be available this week barring further disciplinary action. There is a chance he may lose his starting role. He has just 7 catches for 63 yards despite starting every game up until the suspension.
| | 09/09 | 5:07pm | Duane Bennett | RB | Out For Year | Knee | Bennett suffered a torn ACL against Bowling Green 9/6 and will miss the rest of the season. Bennett was terrific against the Falcons, rushing for 100 yards and finishing with 148 all-purpose yards. Coach Brewster now will turn to freshmen DeLeon Eskridge and Shady Salamon. |
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Next game: San Jose State at Nevada on 11/15 |
| 11/10 | 3:36pm | Kevin Bohr | TE | Out For Year | Knee | Coach Chris Ault said Sunday that Kevin Bohr, the team’s top blocking tight end, was lost for the season with a knee injury suffered during the Fresno State game. | | 11/09 | 7:20pm | 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 past 3 games either. | | 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. | | 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: Wake Forest at North Carolina State on 11/15 |
| 09/19 | 8:59am | Anthony Hill | TE | Out | Chest | The 2nd Tm ACC TE has a pectoralis strain and is out indefinitely. RS freshman George Bryan has been filling in admirably. | | 09/16 | 10:52am | Alan-Michael Cash | DT | Out | Knee | N.C. State's defense suffered its biggest loss Monday with the news that tackle Alan-Michael Cash is out indefinitely. Cash needs knee surgery after being injured at Clemson. Coach Tom O'Brien said Cash was having the best season so far among N.C. State's defensive linemen. | | 09/12 | 8:40am | Matt Kushner | TE | Out For Year | Knee | Kushner was starting for injured starter Anthony Hill and injured his knee in week 2 and is out for the season. Third-teamer George Bryan played well, with five catches for 41 yards and a touchdown, but another injury at tight end might be catastrophic. | | 08/27 | 8:36am | Javon Walker | S | Out For Year | Knee | Walker is out for the season. He tore a knee ligament against Miami last season and has had additional surgery. Sophomore John Ware moves up from the 2nd position on the Wolfpack's depth chart. | | 08/27 | 8:27am | Toney Baker | RB | Out For Year | Knee | Baker is still recovering from knee surgery. NC State's leading rusher in 2006 was supposed to compete for the starting job this preseason but he is out for the season. | | 08/20 | 11:10pm | Donald Bowens | WR | Out For Year | Back | Top returning receiver Bowens will miss the season with a hairline fracture in his spine. Bowens caught 41 passes last year and led the team in receiving yards. Bowens' backup, Owen Spencer, along with Jarvis Williams and Darrell Davis all combined for 25 catches in 2007. | | 08/15 | 11:15am | Clem Johnson | S | Out For Year | Jaw | Johnson was expected to start at safety but suffered a broken jaw in the preseason and is out for the season. |
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Next game: North Texas at Middle Tennessee State on 11/22 |
| 10/20 | 9:24am | Lance Dunbar | RB | Out For Year | Knee | Dunbar is expected to miss the rest of the season with a knee injury. He is North Texas' #2 RB.
| | 10/17 | 8:57am | Riley Dodge | WR | Out For Year | Concussion | Dodge will now redshirt this season after struggling to return from a concussion. He had 9 catches on the season.
| | 10/17 | 8:54am | Kelvin Drake | OL | Out For Year | Ankle | The center has been downgraded and is now expected to be out for the rest of the season. He had played sparingly this season and missed the past few weeks. J.J. Johnson has started in his place. Drake was a 2nd-TM Sun Belt Conference selection last season.
| | 10/16 | 9:41am | Jamel Jackson | WR | Out | Collarbone | Jackson was expected to return from a broken collarbone by now but coach Dodge said he is still out due to shoulder soreness. Jackson is a transfer and not a redshirt candidate.
| | 10/04 | 7:55am | Joseph Miller | DT | Out | Knee | Miller is now expected to be out for at least a month with a torn MCL. He was carted off the field with a knee injury 9/27 @ Rice. Miller lead the team in tackles last year among those that would be returning for this season but he has just 3 tackles so far this year. Freshman Troy Franklin will likely start in his place.
| | 10/03 | 9:40am | Sam Dibrell | WR | Out For Year | Left Team | Dibrell has decided to give up football. He gave no reason other than wanting to move on with his life. He was the team's second leading receiver. Roderick Johnson is expected to see an increased role but should still share time.
| | 08/30 | 6:54am | Justin Padron | LB | Out For Year | Personal Reasons | Padron has left the team for personal reasons and now is trying to walk on at LB at SMU. Padron was part of Mean Green coach Todd Dodge's first recruiting class in 2007. Earlier this month, Dodge said that Padron had given up football because of complications from diabetes. | | 08/17 | 11:44am | Alonzo Horton | DE | Out For Year | Academics | Horton is going to miss the entire season after he failed to graduate from Northwest Mississippi Community College. He was expected to start at DE for the mean green. | |