Akron - WR David Harvey (academics) has left school. Harvey led the team in receiving yards last year. Returning starting DT Jared Cecchetti (foot) is expected to miss three weeks. Reserve LB Al-Teric Balaam is academically ineligible this season.
Arkansas - Leading WR Marcus Monk (knee) is out indefinitely. Monk easily led the team in receptions, yards and TD's last year. Projected starting DT Marcus Harrison (suspension) is out indefinitely. Projected starter at TE Ben Cleveland (neck) is expected be out several weeks.
Auburn ? The status of projected starting RB Brad Lester (academics) is still unclear as of this writing. Projected starting OG Leon Hart (ankle) is questionable Saturday.
Baylor - Projected starting RT Thad Boatner (knee) is expected to miss the month of September. Starting RG Chad Smith, a 5th year senior, left the team unexpectedly last week.
Boston College ? Starting LB Brian Toal (shoulder) has decided to redshirt this season. Toal led the team in tackles per game last year. Reserve RB Jeff Smith (concussion) is doubtful for Saturday. Smith led the team return yards.
Buffalo ? Reserves CB Sherrod Lott (6 starts last year), FB Ike Nduka, and OL Brian Kelly are academically ineligible for this season.
BYU - Returning starting S Dustin Gabriel as well as backup S David Tafuna have foot injuries and will likely miss the season. Reserve LB Terrance Hooks and reserve RB Manase Tonga have been suspended for the opener vs Arizona.
Connecticut ? Returning starter and second leading tackler LB Ryan Henagan (leg) has been limited in practice and is considered ?day to day.? Freshman LB Corey Stringer and reserve RB Andre Dixon are suspended indefinitely.
Colorado ? WR/RB/ST Bernard Jackson (eligibility) has missed significant practice time and is doubtful Saturday vs Colorado State. Jackson played QB last year and was named offensive captain before the season. Freshman WR Josh Smith (kidney) is out Saturday. Smith had been fighting for a starting job before the injury. Projected starting middle linebacker Michael Sipili and reserve defensive linemen Taj Kaynor and Chris Perri were suspended for offseason fighting incidents.
Duke ? Top LB Michael Tauiliili has been suspended one game for violating team policies. Tauiliili led the Blue Devils in tackles in each of his first two seasons.
East Carolina - Starting QB Rob Kass has been suspended for the opener vs VT after being arrested for DUI. Brett Clay or Patrick Pinkney will start at QB in Kass's place. Neither has thrown a pass in a collegiate game. Reserve linemen DT Khalif Mitchell (knee) and DE Scotty Robinson (knee) are questionable.
Florida Atlantic ? FAU leading returning receiver Frantz Simeon (academics) will miss the season. Simeon also led the Sun Belt in punt returns. Fellow starting receiver Chad Wilkes (hamstring) remains questionable Saturday. TE Mike Wilds (knee) who had been listed a starter on the depth chart is now out for the season.
Georgia ? Starting TE Tripp Chandler (Suspension) and backup QB Blake Barnes (Suspension) are out for the season opener against Oklahoma State. Starting CB Ramarcus Brown is suspended for the first two games for undisclosed reasons.
Georgia Tech - Projected starting tackle A.J. Smith (elbow) is questionable Saturday. Projected starting and highly touted WR Demaryius Thomas (knee) was injured in practice and is listed as questionable vs Notre Dame.
Iowa - Starting WR Dominique Douglas and reserve WR Anthony Bowman were suspended from the team Monday after being arrested for unauthorized use of a credit card. Douglas led the team catches and receiving yards last season.
Illinois - Very highly touted WR Arrelious Benn (shoulder) was injured in practice but has been upgraded to probable.
Kansas ? Projected starting CB Kendrick Harper will miss four to six weeks with an undisclosed injury.
Kansas State - Senior TE Rashaad Norwood, Kansas State's second-leading receiver last season, has been suspended indefinitely following a pair of arrests.
Kentucky ? Reserve LB Mikhail Mabry broke his thumb during Thursday's practice and will be sidelined indefinitely.
Miami ? Returning starting WR Sam Shields was suspended for the opener because of an unspecified violation of team rules. Possible starters CB Glenn Sharpe and DT Josh Holmes will miss Saturday due to injuries.
Michigan State - Projected Starting WR Terry Love (academics) has been upgraded to probable Saturday vs UAB. Projected starting LT Mike Gyetvai (shoulder) is expected to miss at least 1-2 weeks.
MTSU - Starting C Jake Padrick (shoulder) and FB Hunter Birtsch (knee) are lost for the season due to injury. Returning starting DE Sean Mosley has quit the team.
Missouri - Returning Starters CB Hardy Ricks (shoulder) and RB Tony Temple (knee) have been upgrade to probable for Saturday.
New Mexico - Projected starting LB Ian Clark (shoulder) is upgraded to probable but will likely not start
Nevada ? Star LB Ezra Butler has been suspended one game for violating team policy. Butler led the Wolfpack with 71 tackles, 7.5 sacks, and 10.5 tackles for loss last season. Starting center Dominic Green (broken foot) is expected to miss seven weeks. Center is an important position for Nevada as a result of their almost exclusive work out of the pistol formation.
Nebraska - Top WR Maurice Purify will miss the opener against Nevada and will face "continued additional discipline" after he faced criminal charges during the off-season. Projected Starting RB Marlon Lucky (concussion) has been upgraded to probable. Starting RG Matt Slauson (shoulder) was injured in practice and is questionable for Saturday. Backup WR Chris Brooks (Hamstring) is listed as questionable.
NC State ? Defensive line leader DT DeMario Pressley (elbow) has been upgraded to probable to play Saturday vs UCF. Reserve CB Phil Holloman (hamstring) is listed as questionable. TE Anthony Hill (knee) who led the Wolfpack in receptions and yards last year will miss the season.
North Texas - Robert Peachey (hamstring) was expected to start at RT but is now listed as questionable.
Notre Dame - Reserve DL Derrell Hand is suspended the first 3 weeks.
Oklahoma - H-Back Brody Eldridge (ankle) is questionable but has been cleared to play. Projected starting DT Gerald McCoy (hamstring) is listed as questionable for Saturday. RB Allen Patrick (ankle) has been upgraded to questionable. RB Chris Brown (suspension) will miss the game vs North Texas. WR Ryan Broyles (legal) is out indefinitely.
Ole Miss - Ole Miss defensive tackle recruit Jerrell Powe will not be academically eligible this season. Starting DT Jeremy Garrett (undisclosed) and DT Peria Jerry (foot) are questionable Saturday vs Memphis.
Oklahoma State - LB Alex Odiari who started 4 games last year was dismissed from the team due to legal issues.
Penn State - Returning TE Andrew Quarless (suspension) is out indefinitely. Starting S Anthony Scirrotto (legal) has been upgraded to probable.
Pittsburgh ? All conference senior WR Derek Kinder (Knee) tore his ACL in practice and will miss the entire 2007 season.
SMU- All-conference LB Reggie Carrington, the team's leading tackler in 2006, decided not to play his final season. JUCO transfer Rock Dennis, a projected starter suffered a shoulder injury and is out for the season. Senior DE Cory Muse (groin), the only returning starter from the defensive line is doubtful for Monday.
South Carolina - Starting QB Blake Mitchell (suspension) will miss the season opener. Returning starter SS Emanuel Cook (appendix) is expected to miss two weeks. Reserve RB Bobby Wallace and DB Chris Hail are also suspended for the game.
Southern Cal - Projected Starter Patrick Turner (arm) is questionable for Saturday's game vs Idaho. Projected starting C Matt Spanos (tricep) is expected to miss 2-4 weeks. Returning starting RB Chauncey Washington (shoulder) is expected to miss.
TCU - 1st Team MWC DE Tommy Blake (illness) is questionable for Saturday. Blake led TCU with 7 sacks and 9.5 tackles for loss last year.
Tennessee - Starting QB Erik Ainge (broken finger) is probable for Saturday at California. Returning starting RB LaMarcus Coker (suspension) will rejoin the team but will not make the trip to California. TE Brad Cottam will be out for most of his senior season with a left wrist injury.
Texas - Limas Sweed (wrist) who led the team in receptions, yards, and TD's last year has been upgraded to probable. Returning starter WR Billy Pittman (shoulder) is out indefinitely. Reserve WR Jordan Shipley (hamstring) is listed as doubtful but is expected to be the holder on field goals and extra points.
UAB- Junior college and former Alabama running back Aaron Johns has been declared academically ineligible. Returning Starting FS Will Dunbar is suspended for the Michigan State game. Dunbar led the Blazers in tackles last season. Possible starting WR Courtney Love has left the team and decided to transfer out of the program.
UCLA - OG Shannon Tevaga (shoulder) is listed as questionable for their road opener vs Stanford. Saturdays projected starter at FB Michael Pitre hurt his knee and has been ruled out by Dorrell. Trevor Theriot, who is second on the depth chart at FB, injured his hamstring last Saturday. RB Chad Moline has also been ruled out of Saturday's game. Backup QB Patrick Cowan (hamstring) will miss several weeks. McLeod Bethel-Thompson, a walk-on, will be the No. 2 quarterback against Stanford.
Wake Forest - Senior TE John Tereshinski (groin) is listed as questionable for Saturday's opener vs Boston College
Washington - Projected starting CB Jordan Murchison (personal) is out indefinitely. Former walk-on CB Cory Nicol was expected to start in his place but the junior has unexpectedly left the team.
Washington State - Returning starting WR Brandon Gibson has been upgraded to probable Saturday. Returning starter DE Lance Broadus (shoulder) is expected to miss. Broadus was second on the team in sacks a year ago.
West Virginia - West Virginia suspended projected starters CB Ellis Lankster and LB J.T. Thomas indefinitely. Quinton Andrews, last season?s starting FS as a redshirt freshman, will sit out against Western Michigan as punishment for his arrest this summer.
Wisconsin - Projected starting DE Kurt Ware (knee) is listed as questionable for Saturday after coming off surgery last year but has returned to practice. DE Jamal Cooper, who had been the proected starter at left end, has left the team.
Wyoming - Backup QB Jacob Doss (hamstring) is sidelined indefinitely. Returning starting OL Kyle Howard (finger) and projected starting LB Mike Juergens (foot) are listed as questionable for the opener. Starting CB Michael Medina (foot/ankle) has returned to practice but is less than 100% and questionable Saturday vs Virginia.
Arkansas - Leading WR Marcus Monk (knee) is out indefinitely. Monk easily led the team in receptions, yards and TD's last year. Projected starting DT Marcus Harrison (suspension) is out indefinitely. Projected starter at TE Ben Cleveland (neck) is expected be out several weeks.
Auburn ? The status of projected starting RB Brad Lester (academics) is still unclear as of this writing. Projected starting OG Leon Hart (ankle) is questionable Saturday.
Baylor - Projected starting RT Thad Boatner (knee) is expected to miss the month of September. Starting RG Chad Smith, a 5th year senior, left the team unexpectedly last week.
Boston College ? Starting LB Brian Toal (shoulder) has decided to redshirt this season. Toal led the team in tackles per game last year. Reserve RB Jeff Smith (concussion) is doubtful for Saturday. Smith led the team return yards.
Buffalo ? Reserves CB Sherrod Lott (6 starts last year), FB Ike Nduka, and OL Brian Kelly are academically ineligible for this season.
BYU - Returning starting S Dustin Gabriel as well as backup S David Tafuna have foot injuries and will likely miss the season. Reserve LB Terrance Hooks and reserve RB Manase Tonga have been suspended for the opener vs Arizona.
Connecticut ? Returning starter and second leading tackler LB Ryan Henagan (leg) has been limited in practice and is considered ?day to day.? Freshman LB Corey Stringer and reserve RB Andre Dixon are suspended indefinitely.
Colorado ? WR/RB/ST Bernard Jackson (eligibility) has missed significant practice time and is doubtful Saturday vs Colorado State. Jackson played QB last year and was named offensive captain before the season. Freshman WR Josh Smith (kidney) is out Saturday. Smith had been fighting for a starting job before the injury. Projected starting middle linebacker Michael Sipili and reserve defensive linemen Taj Kaynor and Chris Perri were suspended for offseason fighting incidents.
Duke ? Top LB Michael Tauiliili has been suspended one game for violating team policies. Tauiliili led the Blue Devils in tackles in each of his first two seasons.
East Carolina - Starting QB Rob Kass has been suspended for the opener vs VT after being arrested for DUI. Brett Clay or Patrick Pinkney will start at QB in Kass's place. Neither has thrown a pass in a collegiate game. Reserve linemen DT Khalif Mitchell (knee) and DE Scotty Robinson (knee) are questionable.
Florida Atlantic ? FAU leading returning receiver Frantz Simeon (academics) will miss the season. Simeon also led the Sun Belt in punt returns. Fellow starting receiver Chad Wilkes (hamstring) remains questionable Saturday. TE Mike Wilds (knee) who had been listed a starter on the depth chart is now out for the season.
Georgia ? Starting TE Tripp Chandler (Suspension) and backup QB Blake Barnes (Suspension) are out for the season opener against Oklahoma State. Starting CB Ramarcus Brown is suspended for the first two games for undisclosed reasons.
Georgia Tech - Projected starting tackle A.J. Smith (elbow) is questionable Saturday. Projected starting and highly touted WR Demaryius Thomas (knee) was injured in practice and is listed as questionable vs Notre Dame.
Iowa - Starting WR Dominique Douglas and reserve WR Anthony Bowman were suspended from the team Monday after being arrested for unauthorized use of a credit card. Douglas led the team catches and receiving yards last season.
Illinois - Very highly touted WR Arrelious Benn (shoulder) was injured in practice but has been upgraded to probable.
Kansas ? Projected starting CB Kendrick Harper will miss four to six weeks with an undisclosed injury.
Kansas State - Senior TE Rashaad Norwood, Kansas State's second-leading receiver last season, has been suspended indefinitely following a pair of arrests.
Kentucky ? Reserve LB Mikhail Mabry broke his thumb during Thursday's practice and will be sidelined indefinitely.
Miami ? Returning starting WR Sam Shields was suspended for the opener because of an unspecified violation of team rules. Possible starters CB Glenn Sharpe and DT Josh Holmes will miss Saturday due to injuries.
Michigan State - Projected Starting WR Terry Love (academics) has been upgraded to probable Saturday vs UAB. Projected starting LT Mike Gyetvai (shoulder) is expected to miss at least 1-2 weeks.
MTSU - Starting C Jake Padrick (shoulder) and FB Hunter Birtsch (knee) are lost for the season due to injury. Returning starting DE Sean Mosley has quit the team.
Missouri - Returning Starters CB Hardy Ricks (shoulder) and RB Tony Temple (knee) have been upgrade to probable for Saturday.
New Mexico - Projected starting LB Ian Clark (shoulder) is upgraded to probable but will likely not start
Nevada ? Star LB Ezra Butler has been suspended one game for violating team policy. Butler led the Wolfpack with 71 tackles, 7.5 sacks, and 10.5 tackles for loss last season. Starting center Dominic Green (broken foot) is expected to miss seven weeks. Center is an important position for Nevada as a result of their almost exclusive work out of the pistol formation.
Nebraska - Top WR Maurice Purify will miss the opener against Nevada and will face "continued additional discipline" after he faced criminal charges during the off-season. Projected Starting RB Marlon Lucky (concussion) has been upgraded to probable. Starting RG Matt Slauson (shoulder) was injured in practice and is questionable for Saturday. Backup WR Chris Brooks (Hamstring) is listed as questionable.
NC State ? Defensive line leader DT DeMario Pressley (elbow) has been upgraded to probable to play Saturday vs UCF. Reserve CB Phil Holloman (hamstring) is listed as questionable. TE Anthony Hill (knee) who led the Wolfpack in receptions and yards last year will miss the season.
North Texas - Robert Peachey (hamstring) was expected to start at RT but is now listed as questionable.
Notre Dame - Reserve DL Derrell Hand is suspended the first 3 weeks.
Oklahoma - H-Back Brody Eldridge (ankle) is questionable but has been cleared to play. Projected starting DT Gerald McCoy (hamstring) is listed as questionable for Saturday. RB Allen Patrick (ankle) has been upgraded to questionable. RB Chris Brown (suspension) will miss the game vs North Texas. WR Ryan Broyles (legal) is out indefinitely.
Ole Miss - Ole Miss defensive tackle recruit Jerrell Powe will not be academically eligible this season. Starting DT Jeremy Garrett (undisclosed) and DT Peria Jerry (foot) are questionable Saturday vs Memphis.
Oklahoma State - LB Alex Odiari who started 4 games last year was dismissed from the team due to legal issues.
Penn State - Returning TE Andrew Quarless (suspension) is out indefinitely. Starting S Anthony Scirrotto (legal) has been upgraded to probable.
Pittsburgh ? All conference senior WR Derek Kinder (Knee) tore his ACL in practice and will miss the entire 2007 season.
SMU- All-conference LB Reggie Carrington, the team's leading tackler in 2006, decided not to play his final season. JUCO transfer Rock Dennis, a projected starter suffered a shoulder injury and is out for the season. Senior DE Cory Muse (groin), the only returning starter from the defensive line is doubtful for Monday.
South Carolina - Starting QB Blake Mitchell (suspension) will miss the season opener. Returning starter SS Emanuel Cook (appendix) is expected to miss two weeks. Reserve RB Bobby Wallace and DB Chris Hail are also suspended for the game.
Southern Cal - Projected Starter Patrick Turner (arm) is questionable for Saturday's game vs Idaho. Projected starting C Matt Spanos (tricep) is expected to miss 2-4 weeks. Returning starting RB Chauncey Washington (shoulder) is expected to miss.
TCU - 1st Team MWC DE Tommy Blake (illness) is questionable for Saturday. Blake led TCU with 7 sacks and 9.5 tackles for loss last year.
Tennessee - Starting QB Erik Ainge (broken finger) is probable for Saturday at California. Returning starting RB LaMarcus Coker (suspension) will rejoin the team but will not make the trip to California. TE Brad Cottam will be out for most of his senior season with a left wrist injury.
Texas - Limas Sweed (wrist) who led the team in receptions, yards, and TD's last year has been upgraded to probable. Returning starter WR Billy Pittman (shoulder) is out indefinitely. Reserve WR Jordan Shipley (hamstring) is listed as doubtful but is expected to be the holder on field goals and extra points.
UAB- Junior college and former Alabama running back Aaron Johns has been declared academically ineligible. Returning Starting FS Will Dunbar is suspended for the Michigan State game. Dunbar led the Blazers in tackles last season. Possible starting WR Courtney Love has left the team and decided to transfer out of the program.
UCLA - OG Shannon Tevaga (shoulder) is listed as questionable for their road opener vs Stanford. Saturdays projected starter at FB Michael Pitre hurt his knee and has been ruled out by Dorrell. Trevor Theriot, who is second on the depth chart at FB, injured his hamstring last Saturday. RB Chad Moline has also been ruled out of Saturday's game. Backup QB Patrick Cowan (hamstring) will miss several weeks. McLeod Bethel-Thompson, a walk-on, will be the No. 2 quarterback against Stanford.
Wake Forest - Senior TE John Tereshinski (groin) is listed as questionable for Saturday's opener vs Boston College
Washington - Projected starting CB Jordan Murchison (personal) is out indefinitely. Former walk-on CB Cory Nicol was expected to start in his place but the junior has unexpectedly left the team.
Washington State - Returning starting WR Brandon Gibson has been upgraded to probable Saturday. Returning starter DE Lance Broadus (shoulder) is expected to miss. Broadus was second on the team in sacks a year ago.
West Virginia - West Virginia suspended projected starters CB Ellis Lankster and LB J.T. Thomas indefinitely. Quinton Andrews, last season?s starting FS as a redshirt freshman, will sit out against Western Michigan as punishment for his arrest this summer.
Wisconsin - Projected starting DE Kurt Ware (knee) is listed as questionable for Saturday after coming off surgery last year but has returned to practice. DE Jamal Cooper, who had been the proected starter at left end, has left the team.
Wyoming - Backup QB Jacob Doss (hamstring) is sidelined indefinitely. Returning starting OL Kyle Howard (finger) and projected starting LB Mike Juergens (foot) are listed as questionable for the opener. Starting CB Michael Medina (foot/ankle) has returned to practice but is less than 100% and questionable Saturday vs Virginia.
