Tag: college football injuries

I break down the injury news from this past weekend with notes on each player who may have been dealing with injuries. I also sometimes dig into players who may have been out for non-injury reasons as well.

A few notes about this list, being on it does not for sure mean a player is “injured”, but rather:

• They may have missed the game due to a known injury (ok, this does mean they are injured)
• They may have gone out of the game due to injury and not returned (sometimes with an official announcement from the team)
• They may have left the game but returned, or at least attempted to return (sometimes these guys end up banged up enough to miss future games)
• They may have had a vague twitter mention about possibly being injured or leaving a game, so it’s something on my radar

I’ll continue to post any updates I see during the week, those will be added to daily updates as well as the injury database.

If you are aware of a fantasy-relevant injury from this weekend that you don’t see here (or don’t see listed in the database), or think anything shared here is incomplete, please tag me on twitter with a link and let me know, thanks!

List of Potential Injury News from Saturday Oct. 17 (alphabetical by last name):

• QB Holton Ahlers, East Carolina – did not play for covid-related reasons. Interestingly yesterday a family member of his angrily shared on social media that Ahlers was only allowed to have one test after testing positive (unlike say Nick Saban who got 3). Said that all his teammates around him were negative and Ahlers went and got another test on his own which was negative insinuating the original test was a false positive. Take that for what it’s worth.
• RB Otis Anderson, UCF – in the 2nd quarter he was apparently injured, went to the locker room with pads off, but was able to return to action in the 2nd half
• RB Christian Beal-Smith, Wake Forest – there were reports that he was taken to the locker room in the 3rd quarter, unclear if he returned to the game but the play by play looks like all RB Kenneth Walker late in the game
• WR Damonte Coxie, Memphis – not an injury, but after rumors swirled near the end of the week Coxie did not play Saturday. In postgame the team shared that he is not part of the program right now, insinuating perhaps either an opt out or possibly a personal leave of absence.
• RB Johnny Ford, South Florida – went down late in the 4th quarter with a possible ankle injury. The team had no official update postgame, although Coach Jeff Scott said he saw Ford walking in the locker room, which seems positive.
• RB Kylin Hill, Mississippi State – not an injury, but the pregame buzz about his availability was confirmed as Hill did not play Saturday. The reports were that he did not play due to a suspension for behavioral reasons. In postgame Mike Leach said Hill’s future availability was unclear.
• TE Brevin Jordan, Miami – a week ago suffered an apparent right shoulder injury and was described as questionable midweek, was on the sideline not suited up on Saturday
• QB Devin Leary, NC State – he was carted off with an air cast and it was revealed Sunday morning that he had successful surgery for a broken fibula and will be out 4-8 weeks.
• WR Braden Lenzy, Notre Dame – in postgame it was shared that he had a soft tissue injury which limited his availability
• RB Joshua Mack, Liberty – after not getting any first half action it was revealed at halftime that he had been dealing with an illness (stomach bug) the past couple days and was not expected to play in the second half.
• QB Dalen Morris, Navy – in the 3rd quarter he was “speared” on a hit according to one reporter, leading him to be officially shared by the team to be out for the rest of the game with an upper body injury.
• QB Lowell Narcisse, UTSA – In the 4th quarter he was carted off with an air cast on his left leg and taken to the hospital. In postgame the coach quote was “it doesn’t look good”.
• RB Trent Pennix, NC State – there were numerous reports of him heading to the locker room in the first half, but I didn’t see any additional updates
• QB Taisun Phommachanh, Clemson – the reserve QB broke a bone in his left hand getting mop-up duty during the blowout of Georgia Tech. The team shared an update Sunday that he had surgery to have screws inserted and was described as day to day.
• QB Kenny Pickett, Pitt – he did not travel for the Miami game with an ankle injury. In postgame Pat Narduzzi essentially admitted to giving misleading quotes about Pickett so as to not help the opponent. He said he knew early in the week Pickett would not play but wouldn’t comment on whether he had a procedure on his ankle. Said “there’s a chance” Pickett could play next week, but if not next week then hopefully would return after the bye week.
• WR Gunner Romney, BYU – In the second half of Friday night’s game Romney was dealing with a hamstring issue which took him to the medical tent and sidelined him the rest of the game.
• WR TJ Simmons, West Virginia – Early in the first half Simmons took a big hit and was seen not in pads on the sideline for the rest of the game with what was thought to possibly be concussion symptoms.
• RB Isaiah Spiller, Texas A&M – in postgame it was shared that he was nicked up late in the game but could have returned if needed
• QB Jordan Travis, Florida State – anyone watching the game could see that Travis seemed to be dealing with and playing through a possible left arm/shoulder injury. In postgame the coach quote was just that he was a “warrior”.
• WR Tre Turner, Virginia Tech – in the 3rd quarter he was officially ruled out for the rest of the game as he was on the sideline without his helmet, the team had no postgame update when asked

These updates are a mix of inactives, players who returned to action, QB starters, and some simple injury updates (but not all). Look for a separate post later today (Sunday) with in-depth Saturday injury news.

A few updates from teams not yet playing (but have begun practice) are mixed in as well.

List of Updates from October 17 (unless noted):

QBs: In the biggest QB news, Holton Ahlers (ECU) had some end of week rumors about covid-related issues confirmed as he sat out, while Kenny Pickett (Pitt) did not travel to Miami and Brennan Armstrong (Virginia) was out due to concussion protocol.

• Holton Ahlers, East Carolina – unavailable, covid-related
• Christian Anderson, Army – unavailable, re-injured in practice
• Brennan Armstrong, Virginia – did not play, concussion protocol
• Cade Ballard, Army – started
• Rex Culpepper, Syracuse – started with Tommy DeVito out
• Jalon Daniels, Kansas – listed out as expected
• Mike Fallon, UMass – started
• Mason Garcia, East Carolina – started with Holton Ahlers out
• Frank Harris, UTSA – played late after Lowell Narcisse hurt
• Jemel Jones, Army – unavailable, injured last weekend but had been practicing
• Miles Kendrick, Kansas – started
• Thomas MacVittie, Kansas – described as available
• Katravis Marsh, South Florida – unavailable
• Brady McBride, Texas State – started, team says will stick with one QB
• McKenzie Milton, UCF – not dressed
• Lowell Narcisse, UTSA – started but injured
• Kenny Pickett, Pitt – did not travel, out
• Lindell Stone, Virginia – started with Brennan Armstrong out
• Kevaris Thomas, Western Kentucky – started
• Jordan Travis, Florida State – played
• Desmond Trotter, South Alabama – started as he returned to action, shared time
• DJ Uiagalelei, Clemson – did not play, sore shoulder
• Joey Yellen, Pitt – started with Pickett out

RBs: Rakeem Boyd (Arkansas) & James Cook (Georgia) were back in action, while Otis Anderson and Greg McCrae played for UCF and Sean Tucker was in action for Syracuse all after dealing with injuries in their last game. Joshua Mack (Liberty) did not play due to illness, while Kylin Hill (Mississippi State) was reportedly suspended yesterday.

• Israel Abanikanda, Pitt – not on travel roster
• Oscar Adaway, North Texas – unavailable after being questionable
• Otis Anderson, UCF – played
• Rakeem Boyd, Arkansas – returned to action
• Brendan Brady, UTSA – dressed, DNP
• Mulbah Car, Houston – played (Friday)
• James Cook, Georgia – returned to action
• AJ Davis, Pitt – returned to action
• Darrian Felix, South Florida – unavailable
• Sione Finau, BYU – warmed up in pregame, did not play (Friday)
• Kylin Hill, Mississippi State – suspended
• Jalen Holston, Virginia Tech – unavailable
• Travis Levy, Boston College – played
• Joshua Mack, Liberty – Did Not Play, illness (non-covid)
• Demetrius Mauney, ECU – unavailable
• Sandon McCoy, Army – returned to action
• Greg McCrae, UCF – played
• Darius Pinnix, ECU – unavailable
• Shaun Shivers, Auburn – warmed up, available, DNP (that I’m aware)
• Bentavious Thompson, UCF – did not travel
• Sean Tucker, Syracuse – played
• Ronnie Walker, Virginia – late scratch, illness

WRs & TEs: In more high profile receiver news, Marlon Williams (UCF), Treylon Burks (Arkansas) & Eli Stove (Auburn) were in action Saturday, while TE Brevin Jordan (Miami) and Smoke Harris (Louisiana Tech) did not suit up. And finally Damonte Coxie (Memphis) did not play as his status with the program is unclear right now.

• Treylon Burks, Arkansas – returned to action
• Damonte Coxie, Memphis – did not play
• Noah Frith, Liberty – out
• Smoke Harris, Louisiana Tech – not dressed
• Akeem Hayes, Kentucky – not at game (suspension?)
• Ra’Shaun Henry, Virginia – not dressed
• TE Brevin Jordan, Miami – did not play
• Tavares Kelly, Virginia – played
• Lawrence Keys, Notre Dame – unavailable (concussion protocol)
• Jaivian Lofton, Liberty – out
• Jimmy Marshall, MTSU – on unavailable list
• TE Jacob Mathis, South Florida – unavailable
• Joseph Ngata, Clemson – played
• Tre Nixon, UCF – not in warmups
• Bryce Oliver, Kentucky – warmed up
• TE Dylan Parham, NC State – played
• Eli Stove, Auburn – returned to action
• TE Carl Tucker, Alabama – not dressed out (hamstring)
• Xavier Weaver, South Florida – unavailable
• Ethon Williams, Boston College – unavailable
• Marlon Williams, UCF – played
• TE Spencer Witter, Boston College – unavailable (appeared to get injured last weekend, haven’t seen any reports)
• Jaron Woodyard, Marshall – not travel
• CJ Yarbrough, Liberty – doubtful, did not play
• Tyrone Young-Smith, Utah – done for season with an injury

On Thursday Georgia State RB Destin Coates and Arkansas State RB Marcel Murray were revealed close to game-time (when twitter was coming back to life after being down) to both be out for the Thursday night game. Arkansas RB Rakeem Boyd and WR Treylon Burks as well as Auburn WR Eli Stove all sound probable to play this weekend.

Friday was really very quiet, Northwestern QB Aidan Smith opted out as did Northern Illinois RB Jordan Nettles. Kansas shared that head coach Les Miles would not travel to West Virginia for their game.

List of Injuries & Updates from October 15-16:

QBs:

• Kenny Pickett, Pitt – not 100% but sounds likely to play
• Aidan Smith, Northwestern – opts out of season
• Desmond Trotter, South Alabama – has been practicing, competing with Chance Lovertich for #1 reps
• Western Kentucky – coach did not reveal who would start on Saturday between Tyrrell Pigrome and Kevaris Thomas

RBs:

• Rakeem Boyd, Arkansas – tweets that he is back
• Destin Coates, Georgia State – unavailable Thursday night
• AJ Davis, Pitt – back to full health
• Joshua Mack, Liberty – disciplinary issue from last week (sounds like class attendance) is past, ready to be featured back
• Jordan Mason, Georgia Tech – he is again not listed on the Above the Line chart, reporter answered a question from a reader saying he will hopefully be back at some point this season
• Marcel Murray, Arkansas State – not dressed out Thursday night
• Jordan Nettles, Northern Illinois – opts out of season
• Seth Paige, Georgia State – made his season debut Thursday night

WRs & TEs:

• Alante Brown, Nebraska – back to full health
• Treylon Burks, Arkansas – has been practicing, expected to play
• TE Arik Gilbert, LSU – has been limited in practice
• Jsi Hatfield, East Carolina – expected to be available this weekend after missing last two games
• Lawrence Keys, Notre Dame – in concussion protocol
• Terrace Marshall, LSU – has been limited in practice
• Oliver Martin, Nebraska – waiting on eligibility waiver after transfer from Iowa
• Cornelius McCoy, Georgia State – unavailable Thursday
• CJ Moore – commits to Washington State after time at Oklahoma State and Iowa Central CC
• Bryce Oliver, Kentucky – has been practicing this week and is hopeful (similar to previous weeks)
• Wan’Dale Robinson, Nebraska – sounds full speed again
• Eli Stove, Auburn – expected to play Saturday
• Dylan Thomas, TCU – enters portal as a grad transfer
• TE Jason Whittaker, Northwestern – opts out of season

On Wednesday word came out that Florida State WR Tamorrion Terry is expected to undergo a knee procedure and be out a few weeks. Virginia QB Brennan Armstrong while Florida St QB Jordan Travis is feeling good. Miami TE Brevin Jordan was described as questionable. Texas Tech is off this weekend but announced that QB Henry Colombi will start Oct 24.

Alabama head coach Nick Saban also revealed he tested positive for COVID.

List of Injuries & Updates from October 14:

QBs:

• Brennan Armstrong, Virginia – did not practice
• Carson Baker, San Diego State – expected to be named starter
• Myles Brennan, LSU – still hasn’t practiced this week after getting banged up last weekend, described as doubtful but may try to practice Friday (game has now been postponed)
• Henry Colombi, Texas Tech – will start Oct 24th
• Chubba Purdy, Florida State – progressing well, getting extended work
• Donovan Smith, Texas Tech – out for season with shoulder surgery
• Jordan Travis, Florida State – practiced again today (hand), feels fully healthy

RBs:

• Elijah Mitchell, Louisiana – returned to action
• Chris Smith, Louisiana – played after dealing with ankle injury
• DeMarcus Townsend, Florida International – enters transfer portal
• Ronnie Walker, Virginia – waiver for eligibility approved

WRs & TEs:

• KeSean Carter, Texas Tech – dealing with elbow issue (not ankle as previously reported)
• Keke Chism, Missouri – reports he will be back for the Florida game (assuming it is played)
• Al’Dontre Davis, TCU – enters transfer portal
• Dontae Fleming, Louisiana – played Wednesday
• TE Brevin Jordan, Miami – questionable but has time to progress
• Peter LeBlanc, Louisiana – played after an undisclosed injury in his last game
• TE Isaiah Likely, Coastal Carolina – out Wed. night with a lower body injury
• McLane Mannix, Texas Tech – has been out with back problem
• Joseph Ngata, Clemson – has practiced every day, hopeful for Saturday
• Dalton Rigdon, Texas Tech – in concussion protocol after targeting hit last week
• Justyn Ross, Clemson – hopeful for a spring 2021 practice return
• JJ Sparkman, Texas Tech – out for season with shoulder surgery
• Tamorrion Terry, Florida State – expected to miss a couple weeks due to knee procedure

On Tuesday Florida paused their football activities due to Covid testing. Cincinnati WR Alec Pierce is hopeful to return this week after having his knee scoped a few weeks ago while North Texas RB Oscar Adaway was described as questionable. Kansas State WR Joshua Youngblood entered the transfer portal after a disappointing start to his season. In QB news it sounds like Jordan McCloud has won the job at South Florida.

List of Injuries & Updates from October 13:

QBs:

• Christian Anderson, Army – will practice and be evaluated later this week
• Ben Bryant, Cincinnati – sounds like he has missed practice, unclear if will be available this week
• Rex Culpepper, Syracuse – starting QB on depth chart with Tommy DeVito out
• TJ Goodwin, UTEP – enters transfer portal after opting out
• Jemel Jones, Army – practicing and sounds like will be available if needed Saturday
• Jordan McCloud, South Florida – will start this week and going forward
• Jordan Travis, Florida State – reported that he practiced, but not clear to what extent (if hand issue limited him or not)
• Tevaka Tuioti, New Mexico – will start season opener
• UMass – Mike Fallon OR Josiah Johnson OR Will Koch on depth chart for season opener, Andrew Brito not listed

RBs:

• Oscar Adaway, North Texas – questionable this week
• James Cook, Georgia – practiced Tuesday, expects to play this week
• East Carolina – Chase Hayden not listed on RB 4-way OR, Demetrius Mauney reappears on list
• Shaun Shivers, Auburn – expected to practice today

WRs & TEs:

• Alante Brown, Nebraska – has been “nicked up”
• Zack Dobson, West Virginia – not ready for Saturdays after recently gaining eligibility, hopeful to get worked in rotation later this season
• CJ Hayes, Michigan State – appears to have had surgery today from posts from himself/father
• Omar Manning, Nebraska – hopeful for start of season
• Alec Pierce, Cincinnati – hopeful to return this week
• Wan’Dale Robinson, Nebraska – has been “nicked up” dealing with injuries recently
• Jyaire Shorter, North Texas – out this week
• Eli Stove, Auburn – expected to practice today
• Joshua Youngblood, Kansas State – enters transfer portal

Monday brought news that Kansas State QB Skylar Thompson is out for the season after having upper body surgery, and Virginia QB Brennan Armstrong is in concussion protocol. SMU WR Reggie Roberson and RB TJ McDaniel were also confirmed out for the season as feared. Texas A&M WR Caleb Chapman is also expected to be out for the season after getting injured at the end of his big day Saturday.

List of Injuries & Updates from October 12 (or from Sunday where noted):

QBs:

• Brennan Armstrong, Virginia – concussion protocol, day to day
• Myles Brennan, LSU – sore, will not practice Monday but will return Tuesday
• Colorado – Sam Noyer and Tyler Lytle splitting first team reps
• Hendon Hooker, Virginia Tech – will start this weekend
• Miles Kendrick, Kansas – will start this week
• Thomas MacVittie, Kansas – back practicing and full-go
• Kenny Pickett, Pitt – is banged up and will be evaluated but sounds likely to play
• Skylar Thompson, Kansas State – out for the season after having had surgery for an upper-body injury
• Jordan Travis, Florida State – limited by hand injury in practice Sunday but trending positive
• UTSA – likely won’t announce starter before Saturday, Frank Harris OR Lowell Narcisse

RBs:

• Israel Abanikanda, Pitt – moved up to RB2 on depth chart
• Otis Anderson, UCF – expected to be available
• James Cook, Georgia – expected back this week
• Sione Finau, BYU – may be available this week or next
• Roschon Johnson, Texas – re-aggravated shoulder sprain
• Travis Levy, Boston College – didn’t play Saturday, set to practice Sunday, hopeful to play this week (Sunday)
• Vavae Malepeai, USC – knee looking good but dealing with tight hamstring
• Greg McCrae, UCF – expected to be available
• TJ McDaniel, SMU – will have surgery and is out for the season
• Elijah Mitchell, Louisiana – listed on depth chart this week after missing a game for covid-related reasons (Sunday)
• Marcel Murray, Arkansas State – expected to play Thursday
• Don Ragsdale, Southern Miss – expected to play this week
• Shaun Shivers, Auburn – hopeful to return this week (Sunday)
• Chris Smith, Louisiana – has been practicing after suffering ankle injury but sounds like he has been limited in what he can do (Sunday)
• Bentavious Thompson, UCF – expected to be available
• Sean Tucker, Syracuse – apparently injured last weekend, status unclear this week

WRs & TEs:

• Brenden Bates, Kentucky – out a few weeks with an injury
• Cjay Boone, Missouri – enters transfer portal
• Tommy Bush, Georgia – concussion after car crash
• Caleb Chapman, Texas A&M – out for the season after injury last weekend
• Lavel Davis, Virginia – now starting on depth chart over Ra’Shaun Henry
• Jaylen Dixon, Utah – enters transfer portal
• Dontae Fleming, Louisiana – listed as OR on depth chart after missing last game with a lower body injury, no specific clarity that he would return, was not listed in injured section on depth chart (Sunday)
• Noah Frith, Liberty – doubtful this week
• Hezekiah Jones, Texas A&M – day to day
• Tim Jones, Southern Miss – practiced Sunday, looked good, close to returning
• Tavares Kelly, Virginia – probable this week
• Peter LeBlanc, Louisiana – listed on depth chart after a possible injury (undisclosed) last game, was not listed in injured section on depth chart (Sunday)
• Jonah Morris, Akron – in the transfer portal, did not play in 2019
• Joseph Ngata, Clemson – hopeful to play this week (Sunday)
• TE Evidence Njoku, UCLA – eligibility request still pending for this season (Miami transfer)
• Reggie Roberson, SMU – will have surgery and is out for the season
• Gunner Romney, BYU – fine after briefly leaving the game last weekend
• Jake Smith, Texas – hamstring, expected back by the end of the week
• Eli Stove, Auburn – hopeful to return this week (Sunday)

I break down the injury news from this past weekend with notes on each player who may have been dealing with injuries.

A few notes about this list, being on it does not for sure mean a player is “injured”, but rather:

• They may have missed the game due to a known injury (ok, this does mean they are injured)
• They may have gone out of the game due to injury and not returned (sometimes with an official announcement from the team)
• They may have left the game but returned, or at least attempted to return (sometimes these guys end up banged up enough to miss future games)
• They may have had a vague twitter mention about possibly being injured or leaving a game, so it’s something on my radar

I’ll continue to post any updates I see during the week, those will be added to daily updates as well as the injury database.

If you are aware of a fantasy-relevant injury from this weekend that you don’t see here (or don’t see listed in the database), or think anything shared here is incomplete, please tag me on twitter with a link and let me know, thanks!

List of Potential Injury News from Saturday Oct. 10 (alphabetical by last name):

• QB Brennan Armstrong, Virginia – left the game in the first half after taking a hit that was ruled to be targeting, did not return. There was no postgame update when asked.
• RB Rakeem Boyd, Arkansas – did not travel to the game after injury last weekend
• QB Chase Brice, Duke – he took a big hit then missed some time (I believe there was erroneous reporting he was being benched), but returned to action.
• WR Treylon Burks, Arkansas – dressed but did not play, no updates
• RB Mulbah Car, Houston – reported to have a sprained ankle, but is expected to be ok (Thursday)
• WR KeSean Carter, Texas Tech – was announced in pregame to be out in what was later shared to be an ankle injury
• WR Caleb Chapman, Texas A&M – had a huge game, but had an apparent lower body injury near the end of the game, team did not have a postgame update but Chapman posted Sunday afternoon “without the lows the highs mean nothing” and there is some buzz that it may be serious
• RB James Cook, Georgia – after suffering an arm injury last game he appeared limited in warmups and did not play
• QB Tommy DeVito, Syracuse – left the game with an injury, came back out to the field on crutches with a boot, a postgame quote from the coach said things didn’t look good, and later reporter sources were saying he was believed to be out for the season
• QB Max Duggan, TCU – went to the locker room midgame but returned to action
• TE Arik Gilbert, LSU – appeared to have missed some time in the second half with a possible shoulder issue but returned in the 4th quarter
• QB Frank Harris, UTSA – after being a gametime decision got the start, but had another apparent leg injury in the first half and did not return as he was replaced by Lowell Narcisse. Injury didn’t appear serious but some coach quotes basically made it sound like he is acknowledged to be injury-prone and they don’t want to play him at less than 100%.
• RB Roschon Johnson, Texas – came out for the second half not in pads, and in postgame was revealed to have re-aggravated a shoulder injury
• QB Jemel Jones, Army – started in place of an injured Christian Anderson, but appeared to suffer an injury in the 4th quarter and was replaced
• TE Brevin Jordan, Miami – missed time late in the game with a shoulder injury and went to the locker room. In postgame he was interviewed and said he felt fine and expected to play next week.
• RB Jawhar Jordan, Syracuse – was revealed in pregame to be out and then in postgame it was said he would be out for a while
• RB Joshua Mack, Liberty – not an injury, but in postgame it was shared that he had gotten limited time it what sounded like a disciplinary measure but should be good going forward
• RB Seth McGowan, Oklahoma – he personally tweeted out a broken heart emoji on Friday night after there had been some unconfirmed chatter about his availability, then on Saturday morning it was confirmed that he would be out due to concussion protocol
• WR Tarique Milton, Iowa State – did not play as he was seen in pregame with his arm in a sling
• WR Joseph Ngata, Clemson – warmed up but seen during the game without his helmet. The sentiment here with his abdominal strain seems to be that the team doesn’t want to play him at less than 100% (similar to a hamstring injury)
• QB Kenny Pickett, Pitt – left the game limping, went to the medical tent and missed some time (replaced by Joey Yellen), returned to finish the game
• TE Kyle Pitts, Florida – there was a mid-game report that he was dealing with a left foot injury
• QB Spencer Rattler, Oklahoma – left the game, had his arm briefly looked at but was essentially benched for a while before returning to action.
• WR Jake Smith, Texas – a few minutes after the game started there was word that he might not play, then the team said he was available mid-game, then in post-game it was revealed he had aggravated a hamstring injury in pre-game
• QB Skylar Thompson, Kansas State – did not travel to game after injury last weekend, the team said they’d likely have further updates on Monday (I had previously had a note that perhaps he didn’t travel to let him heal, that was clearly incorrect as on Monday he was shared to be out for the season having had surgery)
• QB Jordan Travis, Florida State – it was shared in postgame that he was having a hand issue and was struggling to grip the ball and would get the hand looked at, he was interviewed postgame and said his hand was fine

These updates are a mix of inactives, players who returned to action, QB starters, and some simple injury updates (but not all). Look for a separate post later today (Sunday) with in-depth Saturday injury news.

A few updates from teams not yet playing (but have begun practice) are mixed in as well.

List of Updates from October 10:

QBs: Alan Bowman (Texas Tech) started after getting injured last week, but Skylar Thompson (Kansas State) did not travel as Will Howard got the start. Brady McBride (Texas State) started, but Tyler Vitt returned and was rotated in. Frank Harris (UTSA) started but was banged up again.

• Christian Anderson, Army – did not play
• Hank Bachmeier, Boise State – taking first team practice reps
• James Blackman, Florida State – played
• Alan Bowman, Texas Tech – started
• Mike Collins, Rice – named starting QB
• Chase Cord, Boise State – limited by injuries right now
• Malik Cunningham, Louisville – played after hard hit took him out in previous game (Friday)
• Frank Harris, UTSA – returned, started
• Hendon Hooker, Virginia Tech – season debut
• Emory Jones, Florida – didn’t travel
• Katravis Marsh, South Florida – unavailable
• Jordan McCloud, South Florida – started
• Brady McBride, Texas State – started
• Dalen Morris, Navy – started
• Will Rogers, Miss State – dressed
• Skylar Thompson, Kansas State – did not travel
• Tyler Vitt, Texas State – played

RBs: SEC had a lot of the focus here as Rakeem Boyd (Arkansas), James Cook (Georgia) & Shaun Shivers (Auburn) did not play. But Kylin Hill (Miss State) & Chris Curry (LSU) were in action.

• Rakeem Boyd, Arkansas – did not travel
• Keyon Brooks, Vanderbilt – played
• James Cook, Georgia – limited in warmups, did not play
• Chris Curry, LSU – played
• AJ Davis, Pitt – warmed up, did not play
• Emari Demercado, TCU – out
• Darrian Felix, South Florida – played
• Kylin Hill, Miss State – warmed up
• Roschon Johnson, Texas – played, re-injured
• Jawhar Jordan, Syracuse – unavailable, is injured
• Keshawn King, Virginia Tech – unavailable
• Johnnie Lang, Iowa State – not dressed
• Travis Levy, Boston College – out
• Ja’Veon Marlow, Vanderbilt – unavailable
• Sandon McCoy, Army – out
• Bijan Robinson, Texas – played
• Shaun Shivers, Auburn – not available
• A’Montae Spivey, Arkansas – season debut
• Terius Wheatley, Virginia Tech – unavailable

WRs & TEs: In receiver news Jordan Whittington (Texas), Jordan Addison (Pitt) & Seth Williams (Auburn) were back in action Saturday, while Jake Smith (Texas), Treylon Burks (Arkansas), KeSean Carter (Texas Tech), & Damon Hazelton (Missouri) were among those who did not play.

• Jordan Addison, Pitt – played
• Isaiah Alston, Army – out
• Jackson Anthrop, Purdue – shoulder surgery, could return this season
• Rico Arnold, Charlotte – played
• Kevin Austin, Notre Dame – season debut
• Devin Boddie, Vanderbilt – unavailable
• Treylon Burks, Arkansas – dressed, did not play
• Craig Burt, Western Kentucky – returned to action
• KeSean Carter, Texas Tech – out
• Keke Chism, Missouri – out, contact tracing
• Joshua Crabtree, NC State – inactive
• TE Dylan Deveney, Georgia Tech – returned to action (Friday)
• Sione Finau, BYU – still out, getting close to return
• Dominic Gicinto, Missouri – out, contact tracing
• Damon Hazelton, Missouri – out, contact tracing
• Lawrence Keys, Notre Dame – played
• Jaylin Lane, MTSU – returned to action
• TE Dylan Leonard, Georgia Tech – returned to action (Friday)
• McLane Mannix, Texas Tech – not in warmups
• TE Tre McKitty, Georgia – played
• TE Devin Miller, Marshall – did not travel
• Tarique Milton, Iowa State – not dressed out
• Joshua Moore, Texas – played
• Joseph Ngata, Clemson – dressed, did not play
• Obi Obialo, Oklahoma – not warming up
• Bryce Oliver, Kentucky – not dressed
• TE Dylan Parham, NC State – unavailable
• Jasiah Provillon, NC State – inactive
• Dalton Rigdon, Texas Tech – returns
• Brad Rozner, Rice – opts out of season
• Stone Scarcelle, Marshall – did not travel
• Darryle Simmons, Virginia Tech – unavailable
• Emery Simmons, North Carolina – unavailable
• Ben Skowronek, Notre Dame – did not play
• Jake Smith, Texas – aggravated hamstring in pregame
• Eli Stove, Auburn – not available
• Jared Wayne, Pitt – returned to action
• Jordan Whittington, Texas – returned to action
• Ethon Williams, Boston College – unavailable
• Seth Williams, Auburn – played
• TE Brayden Willis, Oklahoma – out again
• TE Kyi Wright, Pitt – warmed up

(continually updated)

On Thursday we learned Kansas head coach Les Miles tested positive for coronavirus. QBs Skylar Thompson (Kansas State) and Christian Anderson (Army) are questionable for the weekend. UCF WR Marlon Williams is expected to be ready to go next week (after the bye this weekend).

On Friday the Pac-12 started practice and a number of updates came through including a handful of USC injury updates as well as that Arizona RB Bam Smith has opted out of the season.

List of Injuries & Updates from October 8-9:

QBs:

• Christian Anderson, Army – improving but unsure if will be able to play Saturday
• David Moore, Central Michigan – suspension from last year expired October 7, likely starter
• Spencer Petras, Iowa – QB1 on preseason depth chart
• Spencer Sanders, Oklahoma State – full speed in practice
• Skylar Thompson, Kansas St – described as day to day, depends how he feels on gameday

RBs:

• Antwuan Branch, North Carolina – transfer portal as grad transfer, last played 2018
• Josh Crawford, Central Michigan – opted out
• La’Darius Jefferson, Western Michigan – waiver request pending for Michigan State transfer
• Shaun Shivers, Auburn – may be a gametime decision Saturday
• Bam Smith, Arizona – opts out of season
• Deion Smith, Colorado – likely out for the season with a knee injury
• Markese Stepp, USC – ankle, looks healthy

WRs & TEs:

• Jordan Addison, Pitt – lumped into a group of players injured last week as all were described as gametime decisions
• Craig Burt, Western Kentucky – expected to play Saturday, could possibly be on a play count/limited
• TE Dylan Deveney, Georgia Tech – expected to be available even though not on Above the Line chart
• Kyle Ford, USC – ACL, out season
• TE D.J. Johnson, Oregon – converted defender has been limited in practice
• Jalen Johnson, Arizona – suspended for violating team Covid protocols
• Jordan Kerley, Arizona State – opting out of season
• TE Jacob Kizer, Washington – opt out of season
• TE Dylan Leonard, Georgia Tech – expected to be available even though not on Above the Line chart
• Munir McClain, USC – currently suspended from the team
• Bru McCoy, USC – hamstring, full-speed
• TE Jared Poplawski, Colorado – knee injury but nearing a return to action
• TE Ethan Rae, USC – knee, out
• Wan’Dale Robinson, Nebraska – will focus on playing WR this season and not play RB
• TE Khameron Taylor, Indiana – South Alabama transfer is dealing with undisclosed injury issues
• Marlon Williams, UCF – expected to be ready to go next week
• Joshua Youngblood, Kansas State – expected to play Saturday

On Wednesday Auburn RB Shaun Shivers & WR Eli Stove were described as questionable, while Arkansas RB Rakeem Boyd & WR Treylon Burks are hopeful to play. Earlier in the week also came news that Florida WR Jordan Pouncey received a waiver for eligibility after his transfer from Texas.

List of Injuries & Updates from October 7:

QBs:

• Kennique Bonner-Steward, Temple – enters transfer portal, had opted out
• Jalon Daniels, Kansas – may take a while to return, but expected back sometime this season
• James Graham, Georgia Tech – not listed on “Above the Line” chart
• Oregon – QB1 starting fall camp is Tyler Shough, Anthony Brown is #2

RBs:

• Rakeem Boyd, Arkansas – hopeful to play this weekend
• Deshawn Collins, Cal – not listed on roster
• James Cook, Georgia – wearing a non-contact jersey in practice, may be a gametime decision
• Emari Demercado, TCU – questionable this weekend
• Travis Levy, Boston College – back at practice after leaving the game last weekend
• Lorenzo Lingard, Florida – got banged up in fall camp, is catching up and learning the system
• Jordan Mason, Georgia Tech – not listed on “Above the Line” chart
• Shaun Shivers, Auburn – described as questionable
• Taequan Tyler, Boise State – juco transfer out for season with Achilles injury

WRs & TEs:

• Ahmarean Brown, Georgia Tech – listed on Above the Line after possible injury before the bye week
• Treylon Burks, Arkansas – hopeful to play this weekend
• TE Dylan Deveney, Georgia Tech – not listed on Above the Line
• John Dunmore, Penn State – withdraws from school
• Jeremiah Hawkins, Cal – not listed on roster
• TE Dylan Leonard, Georgia Tech – not listed on Above the Line
• TE Jackson Marcotte, Wyoming – full speed after injury last season
• Jordan Pouncey, Florida – gets waiver for eligibility
• Eli Stove, Auburn – described as questionable