CFB DeptHITS: Friday, September 9
Week two has arrived and we have plenty of news and notes to talk through. We'll also get you set for week two with a (CFBDm) Model update and look at some of the impact injuries we're tracking...
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USC ::: Injury updates for the Trojans: LB Mason Cobb is banged up and did not practice on Wednesday. He's questionable to play. TE Carson Tabaracci does not show up on the injury report and is ready to go for week two against Utah State.
Check out the full Injury & Status report (tab) on the USC depth chart page »
South Carolina ::: Injury updates before their first SEC game of the season against Kentucky. OL Jakai Moore remains out and will remain out "a while" -- others listed as questionable are trending towards playing.
The other impactful news is that WR Jared Brown, the Coastal Carolina transfer will make his debut against the Wildcats.
See the full "Injury & Status" tab on the Gamecocks depth chart page »
LSU ::: Still no Chris Hilton Jr. for the Tigers in week two as he has been ruled out. Also, we moved true freshman Ju'Juan Johnson to the running back room from the defensive back group. He is going to transition to the position to provide more depth after the injury to John Emery Jr.
Vanderbilt ::: Commodores injury updates include WR Dariyan Wiley is now probable along with fellow WR Landon Wells.
See the full Injury & Status report (tab) is updated on the Vanderbilt depth chart page »
Oregon ::: Ducks injury updates include WR Gary Bryant Jr. and OL Matthew Bedford returning to practice.
Ducks full Injury & Status report (tab) is updated on the Oregon depth chart page »
Boise State ::: At left guard we saw an interesting rotation between Ben Dooley (the projected starter) and Tyler Keinath (the upstart). That continued throughout the game. Let’s see how they performed per PFF:
Dooley: 60.0 Overall / 60.5 Run Block / 75.1 Pass Block
Keinath: 58.3 Overall / 54.6 Run Block / 82.9 Pass Block
This looks to continue…
Illinois ::: CB Tyler Strain is in our list of impact injuries to track. Word is that he is tracking towards playing and that is good news for the Illini defense. TE Carson Goda is a game-time decision.
Arizona State ::: WR Raleek Brown is practicing and may be able to take the field for the first time…in a long time. That's exciting because he is a dynamic talent and the Sun Devils will be better with him out there.
Florida State ::: The 'Noles need some good news. WR Hykeem Williams missed the first two weeks but was observed practicing ahead of the bye week. It bodes well for his availability for week three.
Missouri ::: TE Brett Norfleet will be held out against Buffalo this week due to injury.
Georgia Tech ::: RB Trey Cooley was hurt on the opening kickoff in Dublin during week zero. He was not able to return in week one and now his timetable is TBD, indicating he is not ready to return. Chad Alexander was "dinged" in the week one game; but is expected to be available.
WEEK TWO PREPARATIONS
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You’ll be getting a Model update later today as we take a look at the first full week of results from that work-in-progress. We’ll also go over some of the “quirks” we’re seeing, including “look aheads,” “hangovers” and some “get right” spots. We do have a couple of plays for tonight to highlight as well. That will release right around 3:00 PM EST today right here on this Substack!
|||||| IMPACT INJURY TRACKING
One of the really cool things about our Injury and Status Report, is that we don’t just tell you who is hurt and what their status is; but we provide information on the impact that injury could/would have on the squad. By adding their rating to the equation, it shows you who we need to be tracking. We’ll pull them out for you today; but feel free to check out that report any time as it is always updated…
These are players whose status really does matter to the team and may have an impact on the outcome:
Iowa State: LB Caleb Bacon - Status: Out // Opponent: at Iowa
Latest: Out "a while" after suffering an injury in week one; exact timetable is up in the air (9/3).
Cincinnati: DT Dontay Corleone - Status: Probable // Opponent: vs. Pittsburgh
Latest: Moving to probable after the program released an update that he is cleared to play in game.
Washington State: PT Nick Haberer - Status: Game-Time Decision // Opponent: vs. Texas Tech
Latest: Missed week one with injury; questionable for week two.
West Virginia: RB Jahiem White - Status: Probable // Opponent: vs. Albany
Latest: Left game in first half week one; returned in second half after delay
Virginia Tech: QB Kyron Drones - Status: Probable // Opponent: vs. Marshall
Latest: Cramping late in week one game; back at practice and is good to go week two.
Oklahoma: OC Branson Hickman - Status: Questionable // Opponent: vs. Houston
Latest: Sprained ankle in week one game; status unknown for week 2.
Georgia: DE Mykel Williams - Status: Doubtful // Opponent: vs. Tennessee Tech
Latest: Grade 2 ankle sprain should keep him out week two; but could be back for week three against Kentucky.
Temple: DE Diwun Black - Status: Doubtful // Opponent: at Navy
Latest: Out week one; dealing with off-field issue that may linger for a while.
Louisville: DT Jordan Guerad - Status: Out // Opponent: vs. Jacksonville State
Latest: Announced out just prior to week one game time; tracking for week two.
Penn State: LB Keon Wylie - Status: Questionable // Opponent: vs. Bowling Green
Latest: Out week one; questionable for week two
Florida: CB Devin Moore - Status: Out // Opponent: vs. Samford
Latest: Played week one; but was re-injured; out week two.
Georgia: DT Warren Brinson - Status: Game-Time Decision // Opponent: vs. Tennessee Tech
Latest: Working back. Has a "shot to play" in week two against Tennessee Tech.
Nebraska: ILB Javin Wright - Status: Out // Opponent: vs. Colorado
Latest: Announced "out indefinitely" on 8/17; awaiting more details.
Washington: DT Jayvon Parker - Status: Questionable // Opponent: vs. Eastern Michigan
Latest: DNP week one; questionable for week two.
Sam Houston State: PK/PT Colby Sessums - Status: Questionable // Opponent: at UCF
Latest: Out week one; was back kicking at practice. Still questionable for week two.
Oklahoma: LB Dasan McCullough - Status: Questionable // Opponent: vs. Houston
Latest: Sat out all of fall camp; out week one.
Texas A&M: WR Jabre Barber - Status: Questionable // Opponent: vs. McNeese
Latest: Out (as expected) for week one against Notre Dame; questionable for week two.
Toledo: DT Darius Alexander - Status: Questionable // Opponent: vs. Massachusetts
Latest: DNP week one; Questionable week two
Rutgers: S Flip Dixon - Status: Questionable // Opponent: vs. Akron
Latest: Announced out for week one pre-game (8/29).
Baylor: RB Dominic Richardson - Status: Questionable // Opponent: at Utah
Latest: DNP week one and Dave Aranda says it's "too early to tell" if he can play week two.
Illinois: CB Tyler Strain - Status: Questionable // Opponent: vs. Kansas
Latest: DNP week one; trending up for week two.
Washington: DE Russell Davis II - Status: Questionable // Opponent: vs. Eastern Michigan
Latest: Not available week one; questionable moving forward
Sam Houston State: DE Issiah Nixon - Status: Questionable // Opponent: at UCF
Latest: Was down and being looked at on the field week one; tracking.
UAB: CB Ricky Lee III - Status: Questionable // Opponent: at Louisiana-Monroe
Latest: DNP week one; he's a starter and we'll track for potential injury.
Arkansas: WR Andrew Armstrong - Status: Questionable // Opponent: at Oklahoma State
Latest: Was said to be available but ended up sitting week one as precaution.
Ohio State: OG Donovan Jackson - Status: Questionable // Opponent: vs. Western Michigan
Latest: Unavailable week one; questionable for week two
Texas Tech: S C.J. Baskerville - Status: Questionable // Opponent: at Washington State
Latest: Questionable for week two.
SMU: WR Moochie Dixon - Status: Probable // Opponent: vs. BYU
Latest: Dealt with back spasms and is now cleared to get going week two.
Oregon: CB Jahlil Florence - Status: Questionable // Opponent: vs. Boise State
Latest: Unavailable week one; practicing before week two.
Ohio State: LB Cody Simon - Status: Questionable // Opponent: vs. Western Michigan
Latest: Unavailable week one; questionable for week two
There are plenty more…be sure to check out the Injury & Status Report at CFBDepth.com:
That’s our show for today. Again, you’ll be hearing from us later today with an update on our Model and other updates throughout the day! Thank you.
