There was a time with Mitch Mustain was one of the most highly touted recruits in the country. He committed to Arkansasand people in Fayetteville thought that they’d see multiple national championships with him behind center. Mustain was one of the most decorated HS recruits in history winning the 2005 Gatorade, Parade, and USA Today player of the year awards. My how the times have changed. Fast forward four years and not only is Mustain not at Arkansas, but he’s so far back...
South Carolinais heading into Saturday’s match-up against Kentucky without star TE Weslye Saunders. Saunders injured his ankle in last week’s beat-down of South Carolina State. The 6’5 TE aggravated the ankle which has given him troubles before in the past. In his absence, SC will be forced to start Justice Cunningham. Cunningham has seen action in all of South Carolina’s games this season so they will have some experience to turn to while Saunders recovers.
Alabama’s Courtney Upshaw has been court ordered to take anger management classes for a misdemeanor domestic violence and harassment charge. The charge stems from an incident this past August where both Upshaw and his girlfriend were arrested for an altercation that occurred in the parking lot of Alabama’s campus recreation center. From the beginning, Upshaw has had the support of his coach Nick Saban, who believes that the incident was a lapse in judgement by Upshaw, and that Upshaw is a good...
Oklahoma’s season hasn’t quite gone as planned. It’s only the fifth week of the season and they’ve been without their Heisman Trophy winner QB since week 1, their All-American TE’s season has been cut short because of injury, and now they’re going to be without their leading WR for possibly a month. Ryan Broyles suffered a fractured shoulder blade early in OU’s Saturday night primetime showdown with Miami, and he’s going to be sidelined for 2-4 weeks. Throw in...
BYU wideout McKay Jacobson will miss 4-6 for the Cougars with a strained hamstring. Jacobson suffered the injury during warm-ups before BYU’s game against Utah State on Saturday. An MRI was done and confirmed that it was a high hamstring heal, which generally takes a while to heal. In Jacobson’s absence, BYU will look to Luke Ashworth, and O’Neill Chambers to bear the load at WR. In 4 games this season, Jacobson has 280 yards and 3 TDs.
The 2009 NCAA interception leader suffered a concussion today against Stanford. Rahim Moore, UCLA’s free safety, injured himself while making a tackle in the second quarter of UCLA’s matchup with Stanford. To make matters worse, the hit resulted in a personal foul being called on Moore for hitting Stanford TE Coby Fleener. No timetable has been set for Moore’s return but the Bruins are hoping to have him back sooner than later. He already has a NCAA high 5 interceptions...
Oregon CB Walter Thurmond’s career as an Oregon Duck is over. Oregon’s best defensive back, and Jim Thorpe watchlist candidate, injured his knee during the opening kickoff Saturday against California, a game that Oregon won convincingly 42-3. An MRI was done earlier today and it was decided that Thurmond would need to undergo season ending surgery. Thurmond has had an illustrious career at Oregon and had a strong start to the 2009 season by scoring two touchdowns in three games. One...
USC’s Stafon Johnson is out of surgery and is expected to make a full recovery. The RB underwent a 7 hour surgery procedure last night to repair a crushed neck and larynx sustained when 275lbs. of weight landed on his throat while bench pressing yesterday. Paramedics gave Johnson a tracheotomy that helped him breathe. Dr. Gudata Hinika, trauma medical director at California Hospital Medical Center, said that someone smaller would more than likely have died from the injury, and that he credits Johnson’s...
