| Air Force | The Falcons’ Covid outbreak hasn’t let up, forcing the cancellation of this week’s Wyoming game on the heels of postponement of the Army game. | ||||||
| Boise State | QB Hank Bachmeier was held out again against BYU, again leaving the QB duties to Southern California transfer Jack Sears. However, HC Bryan Harsin saw Sears go down in the first Q on a QB sneak after completing his first 4 passes. Nos. 3 & 4 on the depth chart, true frosh Andy Peters and Cade Finnegan, combined to complete 19 of 34 for 208 yds. with Fennegan throwing an interception and a fumble along with a pair of meaningless TD passes in the 4th Q. RB George Holani (1014 YR LY, 7 TDs, 26 recs, 3 TD) was also a scratch due to a leg injury. Jr. Andrew Van Buren took over as the lead back and managed just 45 yards on 16 carries. DE Demitri Washington, carted off last week with a leg injury, didn’t play. S J.L. Skinner returned and had 7 tackles after being injured in the last game, and S Tyreque Jones played and had 3 stops, his first action since the opener (undisclosed injury). MLB Brock Miller, a grad transfer from NC State, was also a late scratch, held out for undisclosed reasons. Same story for backup CB Tyric LeBeauf and WR Octavius Evans (just 4 catches for 53 yds. with a TD TY, 19 catches LY). | ||||||
| Buffalo U | Bulls were missing key pieces on defense against Northern Illinois last Wednesday, with both starting CBs (Aapri Washington and Ali Abbas) and first-team all-MAC DE Taylor Riggins were out for unknown reasons. The defense then had DE Malcolm Koonce shaken and forced to the med tent with a finger injury (he returned what looked like a shoulder in the 2nd Q and lost DT Ron McGee with an injury in the 3rd Q vs. the Huskies. Fortunately, the Bull offense took advantage of a young NIU D (5 true or RS frosh stated). Buffalo’s all-MAC WR Antonio Nunn 49 catches LY) injured | ||||||
| BYU | LB Max Tooley (48 stops LY, 26 TY), was KO’d vs. Boise after making 3 tackles. S George Udo (19 Ts, 2 sacks TY) and escorted to the medical tent in the 2nd Q. | ||||||
| California | Cal couldn’t field the minimum number of players due to a Covid case and contact tracing limitations and called off its opener last week vs. Washington. Remember, with no air, or off weeks, in its truncated 2020 schedule, the Pac-12 will not be making up any of its cancelled games. | ||||||
| Charlotte | The 49ers postponed their game vs. Middle Tennessee due to Covid testing and contact tracing. | ||||||
| Clemson | QB Trevor Lawrence, who missed the last two games due to Covid protocol, was expected to return to practice Monday. QB D.J. Uiagalelei threw for 781 yds. and 4 TDs when Lawrence was out, but Clemson lost to Notre Dame in OT last Saturday, the Tigers’ first reg.-season setback since 2017 at Syracuse.. Clemson has this week off before gearing up for Florida State. | ||||||
| Colorado | Frosh RB Jarek Broussard, who was redshirted in 2018 and injured all of LY, had a spectacular debut for the Buffs, rushing for 187 yds. on 31 carries with 3 TDs against UCLA. WR K.D. Nixon didn’t dress for the 48-42 victory over UCLA as a precaution over some minor injuries. The sr. was the top returning pass catcher for the Buffs with 35 receptions for 465 yards. | ||||||
| Colorado State | Nebraska transfer 6-5 RS sr. QB Patrick O’Brien, who started most oof 2019 for the Rams, was back in the lineup against Wyoming, replacing jr. Todd Centeio, who completed just 10 of 23 passes for 141 yds. with no TDs but also ran for 80 yds. on 13 carries (6.2 ypc) in 38-17 loss at Fresno in the opener. No. 2 CB Keevan Bailey was forced to the locker room with a leg injury Thursday vs. the Cowboys. | ||||||
| Florida State | QB Jordan Travis, FSU’s rushing leader as well as passing leader, was KO’d vs. Pitt, which recorded 7 sacks against the ‘Noles, and he’s iffy for NC State this week. Seminoles were also shorthanded on D vs. the Panthers, missing sr. star DT Marvin Wilson, sr. S Hamsah Nasirildeen, soph S Renardo Green and jr. backup S Travis Jay. | ||||||
| Georgia | Check status on QB Stetson Bennett, who suffered a shoulder injury against Florida and was replaced by D’Wan Mathis, who completed just 4 of 18 passes for 34 yards with a TD and 2 interceptions in the 44-28 loss to the Gators. J.T. Daniels, the touted USC transfer, is 3rd in the pecking order and could get a shot if Bennett isn’t ready. Frosh WR Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint suffered an ankle injury as he scored a TD against the Gators, and from the replay and the fact he was on crutches with the lower leg in a cast after halftime, it’s likely serious. WR George Pickens (upper body injury) didn’t make the trip to Florida, making the 2nd straight game the Bulldogs’ top receiver has missed. Jr. NT Jordan Davis was also out against the Gators with an elbow injury suffered vs. Kentucky. | ||||||
| Georgia Southern | Top RB J.D. King suffered a knee injury and is iffy for Texas State this week. | ||||||
| Houston U | LB Donvan Mutin (12 starts 61 stops LY, 22 stops 1 sack in 3Gs this year) was held out vs. Cincy for undisclosed reasons. | ||||||
| Illinois | The Fighting Illini had 12 players out due to Covid protocols last week vs. Minnesota, and again had to go with 4th-choice soph Coran Taylor at QB with Brandon Peters, Isaiah Washington (both Covid) and Matt Robinson (leg injury) unavailable. Peters has already been declared out for this week against Rutgers. As if that weren’t bad enough, Taylor suffered what looked like an injury to his throwing hand in the 2nd half, but continued to play through obvious pain. The 2ndary was without starters Nate Hobbs and Marquez Beason due to Covid, and lost S Derrick Smith for the 2nd half against the Gophers after he was flagged for targeting in the 2nd Q. On the upside, talented RB Mike Epstein, who has often been unavailable due to injuries during his career, was healthy and carried 11 times for 108 yards. | ||||||
| Indiana | RS frosh G Mike Katic, who shared the top spot on the depth chart with 5th-yr. sr. Dylan Powell was inactive against Michigan. Hoosiers are also without a handful of reserves on defense and had earlier lost S Marcelino Ball for the season with an ACL injury in September. | ||||||
| Iowa | Iowa snapped back from an 0-2 start to swamp Michigan State despite the absence of the regular right side of their line. Sr. OT Coy Cronk and jr. G Kyler Schott were both out, as well as the Hawkeyes’ best perimeter threat, sr. WR Ihmir Smith Marsette (44 recs., 16.4 ypc LY; 7 catches TY). | ||||||
| Kansas State | TE Briley Moore (back) was out against Ok State and the K-State pass game was hurt, generating just 143 yards. CB AJ Parker played and had 3 tackles against Oklahoma State, but starting CB Justin Gardner was held out without explanation. Soph WR Malik Knowles (started all 7 games) didn’t appear in the 2nd half in the 20-18 loss to the Cowboys due to a lower body injury. | ||||||
| LSU | Check status on QB Myles Brennan (1112 YP, 11-3 TD-ints.), who injured his side at Missouri on October 10 and is iffy for Alabama. | ||||||
| Marshall | WRS Broc Thompson (14 recs, 228 yds. TY) remained out but Willie Johnson (7 catches, 70 yds. TY) returned to action in the 51-10 win over UMass. | ||||||
| Maryland | Starting DE Lawtez Rogers missed Penn State due to a death in the family, but he obviously wasn’t missed as the Terps piled up 7 sacks, collected 3 TOs and held Penn State to just 2.6 ypc in a 35-19 Maryland triumph. | ||||||
| Miami Ohio | QB Brett Gabbert, the MAC offensive frosh of the year in 2019, was knocked out of the opener against Ball State with what appeared to be a head/neck injury after a vicious helmet-to-helmet collision. RS soph A.J. Mayer, who spent most of last season as the No. 3 QB but was promoted to backup due to a transfer, stepped in and completed 16 of 24 passes for 212 yds. and 3 TDs with no interceptions. The RedHawks are running short in the backfield, having lost their top 2 RBs (sr. Jaylon Bester and soph Tyre Shelton; combined 1328 YR, 16 TDs) for the season with Achilles injuries, and additionally sr. TE Andrew Homer is out for the season as well. jr RB Davion Johnson and RS sr. Zach Kahn combined for 100 yds. on 20 carries, with Kahn scoring 2 TDs in the 38-31 Miami win. | ||||||
| Michigan | Wolverines were without their two projected starting OTs against Indiana, as sophs Ryan Hayes (undisclosed) and Jalen Mayfield (high ankle sprain) were held out. Jim Harbaugh’s team lost DE Aidan Hutchinson in the first Q with an injury and he is out indefinitely. | ||||||
| Michigan State | CB Chris Jackson, who had 9 Ts in first 2 Gs, missed the Iowa contest for undisclosed reasons. C Matt Allen missed Iowa, also for undisclosed reasons | ||||||
| Minnesota U | Gophers managing around Covid, especially on defense, where several players and d.c. Joe Rossi have all been compromised by the virus. Sr. DE Keonte Schad, who had just 3 Ts in first 2 games, wasn’t available against Illinois, likely for Covid reasons. RS frosh DeAngelo Carter took his spot and had 3 Ts and a sack. | ||||||
| Mississippi St | QB K.J. Costello returned to action against Alabama on Oct. 31 but was KO’d after completing 4 of 11 for 16 yds. and he is iffy to return against Auburn. He was replaced by Will Rogers, who completed 24 of 37 for 147 yds. with 0 TDs and 2 interceptions, and who went all of the way in last Saturday’s 24-17 win over Vandy.. | ||||||
| No Illinois | NIU starting 5 frosh on defense as the team has been set back by a number of players exited through the transfer portal when the MAC initially said they were cancelling the football season. The Huskies lost a total of 11 squad members in that fashion. | ||||||
| North Texas | Mean Green were a little green around the gills due to Covid cases and had to cancel the La Tech game. | ||||||
| Ohio | UNLV transfer QB Armani Rogers saw a bit of action (1-3 passing 4 yds.,; 32 YR) in engineering a TD drive in the latter part of the first half in opener vs. CMU. Kurtis Rourke passed his tests at QB by completing 12 of 19 passes for 231 yds. with 2 TDs and 0 ints., although he was sacked 5 times. | ||||||
| Oklahoma State | RB LD Brown was KO’d vs. K-State with an apparent injury after carrying 15 times for 110 yards. Check status for “Bedlam” showdown with Sooners in 2 weeks. | ||||||
| Oregon | HC Mario Cristobal played it cagey and didn’t announce his starting QB until kickoff, and it was 6-5 soph Tyler Shough, who appeared to be something special. Shough completed 17 of 26 passes for 227 yds. and a TD (and an int.), but his 11 carries for 85 yards with a TD coupled with his clever ball fakes leads one to believe that Cristobal knew for a while that Shough would be the successor to Justin Herbert and the guy to lead the Ducks this season. | ||||||
| Pittsburgh U | QB Kenny Pickett returned to action from his ankle injury and completed 21 of 27 passes (11 of those completions to frosh Jordan Addison, who now has 52 recs.), to direct the 41-17 victory over Florida State in Tallahassee. The Panther D had 7 sacks to help the cause as well. | ||||||
| Purdue | AA Rondale Moore, who hasn’t played this season, has had his status downgraded to out indefinitely and it’s been disclosed he’s suffering from a lower body injury. | ||||||
| Rutgers | QB Johnny Langan had a TD pass and a TD run in 4th Q to help the Scarlet Knights hold on to the cover after trailing by 33 entering the 4th Q vs. Ohio State. Langan was the 3rd QB for Rutgers, but don’t look for him to leapfrog Noah Vedral or Artur Sitkowski automatically. Langan completed 3 of 3 passes for just 2 yards(!) and rushed 5 times for only 15 yards in the game. | ||||||
| San Jose State | Sr. QB Nick Starkel, a transfer from Arkansas/Texas A&M, was injured on the first drive vs. San Diego State at Carson, Ca. He was replaced by soph Nick Nash, who completed 16 of 25 passes for 169 yds. with 2 TDs, an int. as well as carrying 11 times for 53 yds. and a TD in the Spartans’28-17 victory against the Aztecs. | ||||||
| So Mississippi | QB Jack Abraham suffered a concussion in loss to Rice and was held out against North Alabama, In his absence the Eagles leaned on their ground game, as backup Trey Lowe threw for just 100 yards with no TDs and 1 ints. | ||||||
| South Carolina | CB Cam Smith, who missed the last 2 games with a leg injury, returned to action in the 48-3 loss to Texas A&M. He had 1 tackle. | ||||||
| Stanford | Jack West starting in place of Davis Mills at QB for the Cardinal due to Covid issues. West completed 13 of 19 passes for 154 yds. with no TDs or ints. in the 35-14 setback at Oregon. Also missing was WR Connor Wedington (2nd-leading receiver with 51 catches LY). RB Austin Jones gained 100 yds. on the ground and scored 2 TDs in the loss. | ||||||
| Syracuse | A desperate Dino Babers opened up the QB competition during the week, as Jacobian Morgan, Rex Culpepper (post-DeVito starter) and Dillon Markiewicz shared first team reps in practice. Babers started Morgan against BC, and he completed 19 of 30 for 188 yds. with a TD and an int. in the 16-13 home loss to the Eagles. Clearly not the solution. | ||||||
| Temple | QB Anthony Russo was again among the missing in the Owls’ 47-23 loss to SMU. Russo is out with a shoulder injury and HC Rod Carey feels he has an outside chance to return if he’s well enough to practice all week. Check Status. OL starter Adam Klein, who had been hampered by an undisclosed injury for a month, was back in the lineup for SMU. Klein, who started every game last season at right tackle, has been moved to RG this season. Temple’s OL has been revamped, with grad transfers C.J. Perez and Michael Niese taking spots at C and RT, with sr. G Vincent Picozzi filling in at LT and RG. | ||||||
| Tennessee U | QB Jarrett Guarantano (914 YP, 6 TD, 3 int) suffered a potential concussion against Arkansas and is iffy for Texas A&M. The Vols used frosh Harrison Bailey, who could only throw for 65 yds. with 2 ints. (0 TDs) in loss at Arkansas. | ||||||
| Texas State | HC Jake Spavital made a QB change against ULL on Oct. 31, benching Brady McBride and inserting Tyler Vitt. Vitt completed 21 of 38 for 205 yds. with 2 TDs and 2 ints., and ran 11 times for 38 yards in the Bobcats’ subsequent 38-17 loss to App State last Saturday. | ||||||
| Toledo | Soph RT Lavel Dumont was carted off with his leg in a brace after suffering a season-ending injury. The Rockets have options, however, as Mitchell Berg moved from right to left tackle this season and sr. grad transfer Vitaliy Gurman (32 starts & all-conf. in D-II) is on hand to fill a slot. | ||||||
| Troy | Check status of QB Gunnar Watson, who was KO’d against Georgia State Oct. 24 and is nearing a return, possibly this week vs. Coastal Carolina. Backup QB Jacob Free has completed 59% of his passes for 957 yds. with a 5-4 ratio in relief. | ||||||
| Utah State | Top returning RB Jaylen Warren, who sat out the San Diego State game after being dinged up against Boise, returned to limited action against Nevada, carrying 7 times for 27 yards. Not that that means much for the Aggies, who have been outscored 114-29 in their 0-3 start, with HC Gary Andersen walking the plank after last Thursday’s 34-9 loss at Nevada. Co-d.c. Frank Maile will lead the Utags on an interim basis the rest of 2020. . | ||||||
| Virginia Tech | Top RB Khalil Herbert suffered a hamstring injury against Louisville, missed he Liberty game and is iffy for Miami this week. Herbert has 804 YR, 8.3 ypc and 6 TDs. | ||||||
| Washington State | With star RB Max Borghi sidelined, new HC Nick Rolovich didn’t flinch, displaying his run-and-shoot offense with aplomb. Jayden de Laura became the first true frosh to start an opener at QB in school history, and he delivered, throwing for 227 yds. and a pair of TDs while sr. backup RB Deon McIntosh maximized his chances, rushing 18 times for 147 yds. in the 38-28 win at Corvallis. | ||||||
| Wisconsin | Covid outbreak easing in Badgers camp, as they were down to 14 active cases from 27 such infections at the peak. Wiscy has eased back into conditioning, but haven’t gone back to field work as of the weekend. Badgers are hopeful to get on the field this Saturday for scheduled game at Michigan. | ||||||
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