AIR FORCE...Starting QB Chance Harridge bruised his foot in win over UNLV, but is expected to be ready for Colo. State game this week.
ALABAMA...Starting QB Croyle sat out most of last 2 games with shoulder injury and is? for Ole Miss. Backup QB Pennington DNP vs. Southern Miss and is out indefinitely with his own shoulder injury. Tide offense was very conservative in 17-3 win over Eagles, with raw RS frosh QB Avalos completing 3 of 7 for only 12 yds. with an interception.
AUBURN...Star RB ?Cadillac? Williams? workload has increased since jr. RB Ronnie Brown hurt his hamstring 2 weeks ago vs. Tennessee. Brown DNP against Arkansas. Williams has 335 YR on 71 carries in last 2 games.
BOSTON COLLEGE...Eagles have accepted offer to join ACC. Starting sr. DT Tom Martin (knee) sat out win over Temple. BYU...Top QB Berry missed last 4 games after breaking his hand at New Mexico, but he has returned to practice and might be back in lineup this week at Wyoming. Cougs have scored 14 points or fewer in 4 of their last 5 games.
CENTRAL FLORIDA...Starting sr. QB Schneider (separated shoulder; 77 career TDP) has missed last 2 games. Inexperienced jr. QB Rivera was 6 of 14 for only 59 yds. during narrow home win over downtrodden Buffalo in his first start, then completed just 7 of 20 for 90 yds. last week, as Knights were shut out 28-0 at Ohio.
CLEMSON...Tiger rushing attack (only 94 ypg in first 5) received big boost last week from return of 6-1, 225 sr. RB Yusef Kelly (team-leading 520 YR LY; only 1 carry in first 5 TY), who, in addition to fighting nagging rib & groin injuries, had reportedly found coaches? doghouse for getting out of shape after missing some ?voluntary? off-season workouts. Kelly had 26 carries for 93 yds. and a TD in upset of Virginia, Clemson?s first SU win in last 9 games vs. ranked opponents. Starting WR Currie (ankle) DNP against UVa. Starting DE Vaughn (knee) and OLB Sampson (ankle) also DNP, and starting DE J.J. Howard is out indefinitely after hurting his knee in 1st Q.
COLORADO...Top QB Joel Klatt, a 21-year-old soph former minor league baseball player, returned to starting lineup vs. Kansas after missing most of previous two games with a shoulder injury. Klatt was 38 of 54 for 419 yds. with 2 TDP and 1 int. in OT win over Jayhawks. Top RB Purify (ankle), who has missed last 3 games, might be back this week.
FLORIDA STATE...Starting C Castillo, who?s been trying to put off season-ending surgery, re-aggravated nagging ankle injury in 2nd Q vs. Miami-Fla., tried to return in 3rd Q, but lasted only 1 play before leaving game for good. True frosh Frady relieved Castillo.
HAWAII...Starting sr. WR Cockerhan (ankle) has sat out last 2 games, as has starting DT Sopoaga. But starting jr. slotback Chad Owens returned vs. Fresno State after serving 2-game suspension, and he caught 2 TDP in 55-28 win over Bulldogs.
HOUSTON...Starting sr. DE Adelekan left with an ankle injury in win over Tulane.
KENTUCKY...Starting sr. QB Lorenzen (concussion) sat out 4th Q at So. Carolina. With Wildcats down 27-7, athletic jr. Boyd led two 4th-Q TD drives, completing 7 of 14 for 81 yds. with a TDP & no ints. and running for 73 yds. & another score.
LOUISVILLE...Starting soph WR & kick returner Clark (hamstring) sat out vs. Army. LSU...Jr. RB Carey, who led Tiger ground game with 247 YR & 3 TDs in previous 3 games, sat out vs. Florida with a sprained knee. Soph RB Addai, who has team-high 325 YR, sprained his knee in loss to Gators and is expected to miss a couple weeks. But Carey might be able to return this week.
MARSHALL...With starting sr. RB Wallace sidelined with hand injury, blue-chip juco RB Earl Charles had 173 YR and 2 TDs in last week?s 49-33 win over Kent.
MICHIGAN...Starting sr. CB LeSueur (shoulder) DNP at Minnesota. True frosh Leon Hall took LeSueur?s place in starting lineup.
MICHIGAN STATE...Starting sr. DE Taplin (knee) left early in win at Illinois and did not return.
MIDDLE TENN. STATE...Starting sr. QB Hines DNP vs. N. Mexico State after hurting his back early in Temple game. RS frosh Clint Marks is 19 of 26 for 358 yds. with 5 TDP and only 1 int. in last 2 games. Starting sr. RB Calloway (toe) also sat out, and backup RS frosh RB K. Davis might be thru for year after hurting his leg early in win over Aggies. But RS frosh Gross (5-9, 208) had 102 YR vs. NMS.
NEVADA...Physical star RB Kretschmer tried to play vs. Washington with a bruised shoulder, but re-aggravated the injury and left after only 4 carries. Soph Mitchell (5-8, 207) had 84 YR in 28-17 upset of Huskies. Starting sr. CB Lewis (knee) DNP and will miss 3-4 more weeks. And backup QB Rowe (shoulder), who started first 2 games TY, is thru for season after getting hurt on final play of UNLV game 2 weeks ago.
NEW MEXICO STATE...Starting sr. I-back Higgins has missed last 2 games with a nagging hip injury. And soph RB Mouton, who had 144 YR in first 2 games, has quit team. But frosh Joseph has run for 212 yds. on better than 7 ypc in last 2 games.
NORTH CAROLINA STATE...Star RB McLendon returned to action vs. UConn after sitting out previous 2 games with a sore hamstring, but he had only 32 YR on 12 carries & 2 catches for 9 yards in 31-24 win over Huskies. McLendon left after hurting his wrist, but X-rays were negative, and he returned to game later. Backup RB Josh Brown (hip/abdomen) DNP.
NORTHERN ILLINOIS...Starting QB Haldi (concussion) sat out most of 2nd half at C. Michigan. Little-used sr. Gilbert (only 8 pass attempts LY) was 3 of 4 for 51 yds. and ran for a TD in 40-24 win over Chippewas. Big-play jr. WR Sheldon (elbow) DNP and is thru for season, but soph Hurd had 4 catches for 109 yards. Starting sr. MLB Duffy (leg) & sr. DE Frank (knee) were hurt vs. CMU, while starting DE Travis Moore (ankle) DNP and is expected to miss 1-2 more weeks.
OHIO...Starting sr. QB Ray (shoulder) DNP vs. Cent. Florida, and backup jr. QB Hawk has been limited by lingering elbow injury. But highly-regarded true frosh Everson (6-2, 220) was 4 of 4 for 118 yds. with a 57-yd. TDP and ran for 130 yds. and 3 more TDs in 28-0 win over Knights.
OHIO STATE...Starting sr. QB Krenzel returned to action vs. Wisconsin last week after sitting out previous 2 games with a sore elbow. Krenzel was 14 of 26 for 202 yds. with a TDP and an int. in 17-10 loss at Madison. Top RB Ross left early in 3rd Q after hurting his leg, but is expected to be available against Iowa this week.
OKLAHOMA STATE...Starting soph MLB Pinson (foot) DNP vs. Kansas State and is thru for season. Starting sr. SS Craig (knee) has missed last 2 games, but has put off season-ending surgery in hopes he can return later in campaign. Starting sr. LT Hardison (ankle) & starting jr. C Buie (back) also DNP in win over Wildcats.
PITTSBURGH...Starting sr. TB Miree (calf) has missed last 2 games. Quicker but less-physical soph Jawan Walker ran for only 37 yds. in 20-14 loss to Notre Dame last week.
PURDUE...Starting soph RB Void left after spraining his ankle on 1st play vs. Penn State and did not return. Fellow soph RB Brandon Jones had 149 YR and a TD in 28-14 win over Lions.
SAN DIEGO STATE...Starting soph SS Demps (ankle) DNP at Utah and is expected to miss another 2-3 weeks.
SOUTH CAROLINA...Sr. LT Wharton, a highly-regarded NFL prospect who has started 38 of 42 games since joining Gamecocks, is? this week after spraining his ankle in 4th Q vs. Kentucky. Starting C Strickland is also? after bruising his knee in 2nd half of win over Wildcats. USC lost backup C Chad Walker to season-ending knee injury earlier in campaign. Starting DE Gause (knee) DNP.
SOUTHERN CAL...Big-play soph TE Byrd, who is averaging more than 19 ypc on 14 receptions TY, hurt his knee in win over Stanford.
STANFORD...Starting soph C Brian Head hurt his leg in 1st half vs. USC and did not return.
TCU...Starting jr. S Godbolt (knee), who had 4 ints. in first 4 games, has missed last 2 games and is thru for season.
TEXAS TECH...Star sr. QB Symons, who has already thrown for 27 TDs and nearly 3000 yds. in just the first 6 games, hurt his knee during celebration following 3rd-Q TDP vs. Iowa State. He was limping on next series, and left game for good with 8:30 remaining. Jr. backup QB Cumbie hit 7 of 13 for 48 yds. in relief during 52-21 win over Cyclones.
TULANE...Wave defense, which was already rebuilding after losing 8 starters from LY, has been hit hard by injuries, especially in front 7. Starting sr. DE Nevil (back) DNP vs. Houston, which had 539 yds. and possessed ball for nearly 43 minutes in 45-42 win last week.
UCLA...Star CB Matt Ware sprained his ankle late in 3rd Q at Arizona and did not return.
VIRGINIA...Soph TB Wali Lundy, who was leading the ACC with 102 ypg rushing heading into last week?s game at Clemson, ran for only 26 yds. on 12 carries before leaving in the 3rd Q with a leg injury in upset loss to Tigers.
WASHINGTON STATE...Starting QB Kegel was held out of practice during bye week due to slightly separated shoulder suffered in win over Arizona, but he is expected to be in lineup at Stanford. Soph OLB Will Derting, Cougs? leading tackler, returned to practice this week after he was suspended during bye week following DUI arrest. Derting is expected to travel to Stanford, but might face suspension at some point. Starting sr. RB Jermaine Green (ribs) & starting sr. C Shelford (neck/shoulder) are not expected to play this week.
WISCONSIN...Starting QB Sorgi left in 3rd Q vs. Ohio State after getting hit in the throat. Jr. Schabert, who had attempted only 6 passes in mop-up duty TY, threw game-winning 79-yd. 4th-Q TD pass in 17-10 upset of Buckeyes. Star RB Anthony Davis has missed most of last 4 games with a lingering high-ankle sprain, and soph backup RB Dwayne Smith has been limited by his own ankle injury. But RS frosh Stanley has run for more than 100 yds. in each of last 2 games.
IF IOWA IS GETTING 6- IM ALL OVER THE HAWKEYES. IF OHIO ST. DOESNT OPEN UP THE OFFENSE THIS WEEK THEY MAY LOSE AS MANY AS 3-4 GAMES INCLUDING THIS WEEK!
