From Thursday's CFB news notes:
Minnesota
Senior starting QB Asad Abdul-Khaliq was back on the practice field Tuesday and Wednesday and stated that his injured left shoulder still isn?t 100 percent, but the severity of the injury isn?t nearly as bad as originally thought. Head coach Glen Mason declined to comment on Abdul-Khaliq?s status, but implied that the senior signal-caller may be healthy enough to compete during Saturday?s contest at Iowa.