Tag: ncaa football injuries

In Wednesday injury news Louisiana RB Elijah Mitchell was not on the depth chart, and the coach said to reference the depth chart for availability, so he appears to be out for covid-related reasons. UCF RB Greg McCrae was said to be practicing after his injury last week, while Boston College WR Kobay White was confirmed out for the season with ACL surgery.

On Thursday Purdue WR Rondale Moore announced he was opting back into the season. Reports also came out that Texas WR Jake Smith is not expected to play on Saturday.

On Friday morning came news that Georgia Tech RB Jordan Mason wasn’t expected to play this weekend. And in the Mountain West, Air Force QB Donald Hammond was confirmed to not currently be in good standing as a cadet, while Boise St RB Robert Mahone entered the transfer portal after recently being arrested and suspended.

List of Injuries & Updates from September 23-25:

QBs:

• Matt Corral, Ole Miss – reports that he will start, John Rhys Plumlee will also play
• Florida International – Kaylan Wiggins OR Stone Norton OR Max Bortenschlager on depth chart
• Joey Gatewood, Kentucky – no update on waiver for eligibility
• James Graham, Georgia Tech – not listed on “Above the Line”, expected out
• Frank Harris, UTSA – injured Friday night, did not return
• Jaiave Magalei, Louisiana – out for covid-related reasons
• Ken Seals, Vanderbilt – reports that he will start this weekend, depth chart has a 4-way OR
• Desmond Trotter, South Alabama – was not present for pregame warmups, broadcast said he was unavailable due to illness

RBs:

• Emari Demercado, TCU – RB1 on depth chart
• Cameron Fleming, Memphis – out indefinitely due to leg injury in Arkansas State game
• Deion Hankins, UTEP – practicing with the first team Thursday as he is expected to be back this weekend
• Kevin Harris, South Carolina – will start on Saturday
• Jahmyl Jeter, Texas State – Oklahoma State transfer had waiver for eligibility approved
• Robert Mahone, Boise State – enters transfer portal, was previously suspended for legal issues
• Jordan Mason, Georgia Tech – not on Above the Line list, expected to be out
• Greg McCrae, UCF – sounds like he is doing ok after injury last weekend – “has been great in practices this week”, “expect him to have a big ballgame”
• Elijah Mitchell, Louisiana – not on depth chart, out for covid-related reasons

WRs & TEs:

• D’Marcus Adams, Florida Atlantic – waiver to play approved
• Dee Beckwith, Tennessee – will not travel, ankle injury
• Cjay Boone, Missouri – opts out of season
• TE Dylan Deveney – not on Georgia Tech’s “Above the Line”
• Dontae Fleming, Louisiana – lower body injury, questionable
• Zakhari Franklin, UTSA – got first playing time of season on Friday night
• Noah Frith, Liberty – expected to play
• Wykeen Gill, Kansas St – expected back this week
• Damon Hazelton, Missouri – expected to start this week, was dealing with hamstring in fall camp
• Jake Herslow, Old Dominion – transfer portal
• Jeremiah Holloman, FIU – not on depth chart, could be a gametime decision
• Rob Johnson, UAB – ejected in 2nd half for throwing a punch
• Jaylin Lane, MTSU – listed as out in pregame
• TE Dylan Leonard, Georgia Tech – not on “Above the Line” list
• Kyle McNamara, transfers from Michigan to Western Kentucky
• Rondale Moore, Purdue – opting back into season
• Tre Nixon, UCF – no update from the team/Heupel on Thursday (the team had said an update would come later in the week)
• Jake Smith, Texas – expected to be out this weekend, Brenden Schooler expected to start
• Landry Weber, Kansas St – expected back this week
• Kobay White, Boston College – officially out for the season with an ACL injury, had surgery
• CJ Windham, MTSU – hip, didn’t travel to game
• CJ Yarbrough, Liberty – described as a gametime decision (was questionable last week and played)
• Joshua Youngblood, Kansas St – expected back this week

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 Sept. 19 (alphabetical by last name):

• RB Shamari Brooks, Tulsa – word came out on ESPN Gameday just before the game that Brooks had torn his ACL in practice. The player thought to likely carry much of the load, Corey Taylor only had 2 carries as he was coming off of quarantine, Deneric Prince led the team with 13/82.
• QB Tommy DeVito, Syracuse – left the game for a while after getting banged up but returned. After the game coaches made it sound like the QB spot could be up for grabs between DeVito and Rex Culpepper who outshined Devito when he replaced him.
• RB Darrian Felix, South Florida – was described as a gametime decision with a hamstring issue but DNP.
• WR Zakhari Franklin, UTSA – coaches said they expected him back soon at the start of the week but he has now missed the past two weeks, was dressed out yesterday but did not play.
• WR Noah Frith, Liberty – earlier in the week coaches had said all the receiving corps was ready to go, but Frith was listed as out in pregame
• WR Donavon Greene, Wake Forest – missed some time during the game but returned with what was described as a back bruise in postgame, not thought to be serious
• RB Deion Hankins, UTEP – was injured in practice Tuesday, missed Wed, was limited Thursday and described as a gametime decision. Dressed and warmed up but did not play.
• WR Tim Jones, Southern Miss – had 8/160-2 receiving before leaving the game Saturday. Post-game was described as having a “lower body injury”, described as a “soft tissue injury”
• QB Devin Leary, NC State – was listed as the starter in the depth chart but in pregame came news that Bailey Hockman would start, later revealed that Leary had missed around 20 days due to Covid quarantine and was still rusty
• WR Taysir Mack, Pitt – at the start of the week was said to be expected back, but was not dressed out in pregame, has now missed the last 2 games
• RB Jordan Mason, Georgia Tech – did not play as there were (unconfirmed right now) reports he may have suffered a foot/ankle injury in practice this week
• QB Brady McBride, Texas State – tweeted out Saturday morning that he would miss the game even though he hasn’t had Covid since June, sounds caught up in Covid protocols as Texas State has had some players out
• RB Greg McCrae, UCF – left with an apparent foot/ankle injury in the 3rd quarter and did not return
• WR Tre Nixon, UCF – was injured at the end of the first half (looked like upper body as he was able to walk off) but it was announced he was expected to be out the rest of the game
• TE Henry Pearson, App State – was not seen at practice midweek then was not dressed on Saturday
• WR Alec Pierce, Cincinnati – was reported early Saturday that a knee issue would keep him out, beat writers later reported that it was more than just precautionary but the team was optimistic about his outlook
• QB Spencer Sanders, Oklahoma State – left limping off in the first half, team announced he was doubtful to return to the game – in postgame coaches said the injury was not thought to be serious
• RB Tre Siggers, North Texas – did not play for undisclosed reasons, described as an injury in postgame articles
• WR Tylan Wallace, Oklahoma State – missed some game time with a previously undisclosed groin issue but came on strong late finishing with 4/94
• WR Kobay White, Boston College – White had a knee injury in fall camp and was practicing but then was inactive Saturday. After the game it was said the team would be getting a second opinion and his status is unclear.
• RB Marcus Williams, App State – reports that he was practicing in a non-contact jersey midweek, then was reportedly on the sideline but did not play Saturday
• TE Jake Zilinskas, Pitt – was helped off the field early in the game then later in the game was seen on the sideline not wearing pads

The first news early on Wednesday was the biggest, as Wake Forest WR Sage Surratt chose to opt out of the season to prepare for the NFL Draft. In only 9 games last season Surratt had 66/1001-11 receiving.

Two big pieces of injury news from Thursday. First was South Carolina high-rated recruit RB MarShawn Lloyd tearing his ACL. Lloyd was set to be one of the top freshman running backs in the nation, but is now out for the season. Next was TCU QB Matt Duggan has been sitting out with an undisclosed condition that makes it sound like his season may be in doubt. Matthew Downing has been taking first team TCU QB reps in Duggan’s absence.

Friday didn’t have any groundbreaking news, with the possible highlights being Florida WR Trevon Grimes tweeting that he planned to play this season after missing several practices, and Texas Tech WR TJ Vasher returning to practice after some academic issues had caused him to miss earlier fall practices.

College Football Injuries & Updates List for August 19-21:

QBs:

• Harrison Bailey, Tennessee – quarantined, not yet practiced
• Mikele Colasurdo, Georgia State – out for season with Covid-related heart issues
• Max Duggan, TCU – undisclosed condition discovered, return uncertain this season
• RJ Harvey, transfer from Virginia to UCF, will move to RB
• McKenzie Milton, UCF, doing non-contact work, no timetable for return

RBs:

• AJ Davis, Pitt – dinged up in practice, should be fine for gameday
• Kendrell Flowers, Wake Forest – opts out
• Mike Hollins, Virginia – opts out
• MarShawn Lloyd, South Carolina – torn ACL, out season
• FB Drew Schlegel, Kentucky – transfer to Cal
• Gilberto Torres, UMass – transfer portal
• Ronnie Walker, Virginia – waiver denied after transfer from Indiana, team appealing

WRs & TEs:

• Jaylond Adams, Southern Miss – opts out (first reported earlier this week)
• Trevon Grimes, Florida – says will play after missing several practices
• Jadon Haselwood, Oklahoma – “isn’t likely to be ready until at least late in the season”
• Hunter Hayek, Rutgers – will graduate this fall and transfer to Stony Brook
• Tyquan Johnson, South Carolina – no longer with team
• TE Dalton Kincaid, transfer from San Diego to Utah
• Oliver Martin, Nebraska – transfer from Iowa, will walk-on at Nebraska
• TE Austin Pope, Tennessee – recovering from back surgery, expected to be ready for gameday as improves
• Brenden Schooler, Arizona – recently transferred from Oregon, entering the transfer portal toward goal of playing in fall
• La’Vontae Shenault, Colorado – was arrested in July with a DUI, will be suspended for an undetermined number of games when their season starts
• Sage Surratt, Wake Forest – opts out to prepare for NFL Draft
• DJ Turner, Maryland – plans to grad transfer
• TJ Vasher, Texas Tech – back at practice after academic issues
• Kobay White, Boston College – knee, missed several practices, not considered long-term
• Dontayvion Wicks, Virginia – season-ending injury last week
• Latrell Williams, South Florida – sprained ankle, optimistic to return next week