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Injury means RB Kory Sheets is now the main man for Boilermakers
Purdue senior running back Jaycen Taylor, who rushed for 560 yards in 2007 as part of a shared backfield, will miss this season because of a torn knee ligament.
“At first, the initial shock was hard to take,” said Taylor, who was injured during Sunday’s practice and will redshirt and return in 2009. “But after thinking […]
System over experience: SMU’s June Jones dumps two-year starting QB for freshmen
You have to respect SMU’s June Jones. The Mustangs’ new head coach has a quarterback in place in junior Justin Willis who was a two-year starter and former Conference USA Freshman of the Year, but Jones has decided to drop Willis to the No. 3 spot behind two freshmen who are more adaptable to Jones’ […]
Friedgen surprises many by choosing Jordan Steffy as Terps’ starting QB
Despite leading Maryland to the Emerald Bowl last season and entering summer practice as the favorite for the Terps’ starting quarterback job, Chris Turner has been beaten out by Jordan Steffy to start the season opener against Delaware.
Steffy, a fifth-year senior who started the first five games last season before being sidelined with a concussion, […]
It’s official: Bruins are now Craft’s team
Not much of a surprise at UCLA, where coach Rick Neuheisel has announced that Kevin Craft has won the Bruins’ starting QB job for the season opener against Tennessee.
“We’ve decided to name Kevin Craft our starting quarterback,” said Neuheisel this week. “He’s earned it with his consistent play and he has the best mastery of […]
Hokies’ receiving situation gets more desperate
By far the biggest question surrounding No. 17 Virginia Tech heading into this season is at wide receiver, as the Hokies have practically no one with any experience to catch the ball.
To compound that problem, coach Frank Beamer has suspended projected starting receiver Zach Luckett indefinitely after he was arrested for the second time for […]
Navy’s starting QB (say his name 10 times fast!) questionable for opener
Good news for Navy, as an MRI on quarterback Kaipo-Noa Kaheaku-Enhada’s strained hamstring has not revealed any further damage.
Kaheaku-Enhada was injured during a scrimmage Saturday, and senior Jarod Bryant, who recently moved to the No. 1 slot back spot, has taken over as No. 1 quarterback.
Coach Ken Niumatalolo says there is no timetable for the […]
Mizzou’s Washington has locked down No. 1 running back job
The chase to replace Tony Temple as Missouri’s No. 1 running back appears to be over, and the winner is sophomore Derrick Washington.
Washington has big shoes to fill as Temple rushed for 1,038 yards and 12 touchdowns in 2007, his second consecutive 1,000-yard season, though he missed two games and part of another with an […]
Illini not immune to rampant injury bug
The injury bug in college football has hit another preseason top-20 team, as Illinois has lost projected starting defensive tackle Sirod Williams for the season.
Williams, a 6-foot, 292-pounder considered the strongest player on the team, had earned the right to replace the graduated Chris Norwell in the lineup.
But he injured his knee Saturday and learned […]
Rutgers yet to decide on Ray Rice’s primary replacement
The Rutgers Scarlet Knights are expected to take a step back this year because they lost one of the best players in school history in running back Ray Rice, who’s now with the Baltimore Ravens.
All Rice did was averaged 5.3 yards a carry and is the school record holder in career yards (4,926), attempts (910), […]
There’s an injury epidemic on Ole Miss defense
With new coach Houston Nutt inheriting plenty of talent at Ole Miss, the Rebels seem poised to be a sleeper team in the SEC this year. That is if they can keep their defensive linemen healthy.
Junior defensive end Greg Hardy, the team’s best defender, underwent surgery this week on his right foot to repair a […]
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