2012 College Football: SEC Injury Updates Week Ten
By Ryan Wright
October 27, 2012; Columbia, SC, USA; South Carolina Gamecocks running back Marcus Lattimore (21) is checked by trainers after being injured against the Tennessee Volunteers in the first half at Williams-Brice Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Blake-US PRESSWIRE
The preseason All-SEC team keeps taking hits week after week. This week the biggest injury update is the loss of South Carolina’s running back Marcus Lattimore for the remainder of the year.
Lattimore finished his season ranked No. 6 on the overall SEC rushing list, at the time of the injury, with 662 yards and 11 rushing touchdowns. Lattimore suffered a dislocated knee against Tennessee in a gruesome hit that one will never forget if they saw the injury live. Lattimore’s promising NFL future is in doubt but the early diagnosis is he could be back on the field by 2014.
Arkansas has been without a starter in every game this year and this week against Tulsa is no different. The Hogs will be without preseason All-SEC running back Knile Davis (hamstring) and tight end Chris Gragg (leg/bone bruise). They will be without wide receiver Brandon Mitchell as well.
Davis was held to two rushes for three yards before being injured against Ole Miss last week. Gragg had a touchdown catch before being hit low on the exact same play that caused him to miss a month of action from the Rutgers game.
Mitchell was held out of the game against Ole Miss for unknown reasons. All that is known is he is not injured. Speculation runs anywhere from illegal contact with an agent, receiving gifts to academic problems. A Freedom of Information Act search of Arkansas Razorback emails by a local media outlet did not generate any eye popping news. Time will tell if Mitchell is out for the remainder of the year or if he will be cleared to play soon.
Auburn head coach Gene Chizik’s job has been on the hot seat all season and he might be in trouble when lowly New Mexico State rolls into town. Auburn will start true freshman Jonathan Wallace this weekend. Wallace was a dual threat quarterback in high school. Expect him to tuck and run like most freshmen due when under duress.
The Tigers are heavy favorites entering the game and should win hands down on talent alone but a closer score than anticipated could raise eyebrows to the lesser informed.
Missouri gets good news with the return of quarterback James Franklin. Franklin gets a tough draw facing Florida on the road but the return of Franklin over the final three games on the Tigers schedule should help Missouri’s chances of becoming bowl eligible. The good news for Missouri fans is Florida is limping into the game with several injuries of their own. The advantage goes to the swamp.
The top game of the week, perhaps the season, is Alabama vs. LSU. Bama appears to be the healthier of the two squads entering the game even though LSU had a bye week to prepare.
The game should rest on the play under center from either team. The nod goes to McCarron but fans have to wonder just how gimpy his back will be by game’s end. Playing behind a future NFL offensive line should keep McCarron upright but playing against some NFL defenders could cause problems for Alabama’s passing attack.
Week Nine SEC Scores
Kentucky 10 at Missouri 33
Tennessee 35 at No. 13 South Carolina 38
Mississippi 30 at Arkansas 27
No. 2 Florida 9 at No. 10 Georgia 17
Massachusetts 7 at Vanderbilt 49
No. 20 Texas A&M at 63 at Auburn 21
No. 11 Mississippi State 7 at No. 1 Alabama 38
On a Bye
South Carolina
Week Ten SEC Games
Tulsa at Arkansas
Troy at Tennessee
Missouri at No. 7 Florida
Vanderbilt at Kentucky
No. 16 Texas A&M at No. 15 Mississippi State
New Mexico State at Auburn
Mississippi at No. 6 Georgia
No. 1 Alabama at No. 5 LSU
Alabama
WR Chris Black, out for season, shoulder (8-10-12)
CB Travell Dixon, left team (8-11-12)
DB Jarrick Williams, out for season, knee (8-11-12)
RB/FB Jaslston Fowler, out for season, knee (9-10-12)
WR DeAndrew White, out for season, knee (10-1-12)
RB Dee Hart, out for season, knee (10-1-12)
QB AJ McCarron, probable vs. LSU, back
WR Amari Cooper, probable vs. LSU, ankle
Arkansas
TE Jeremy Sprinkle, out for season, wrist
WR Marquel Wade, out for season, disciplinary reasons
FB Kiero Small, out for season, foot (9-6-12)
RB/FB Kody Walker, out for season, leg, (9-9-12)
DE Tenarius Wright, out for season, shoulder (10-10-12)
LB Alonzo Highsmith, out for season, foot (10-8-12)
RB Knile Davis, out vs. Tulsa, hamstring
TE Chris Gragg, out vs. Tulsa, leg
QB Tyler Wilson, probable vs. Tulsa, hip
WR Brandon Mitchell, out vs. Tulsa, suspension
Auburn
OL Christian Westerman, out vs. New Mexico St, leg
CB Chris Davis, questionable vs. New Mexico St., concusion
QB Kiehl Frazier, questionable vs. New Mexico St, shoulder
QB Clint Moseley, questionable vs. New Mexico St, ankle
LB Justin Garrett, questionable vs. New Mexico St, unknown
DT Ryan Smith, probable vs. New Mexico St., unknown
DT Jeff Whitaker, questionable vs. New Mexico St, unknown
RB Mike Blakely, questionable vs. New Mexico St, unknown
OL Avery Young, out for season (10-22-12)
DB Erique Florence, questionable vs. New Mexico St, unknown
TE Philp Lutzenkirchen, out for season, hip (10-21-12)
QB Jonathan Wallace to start vs. NMST
Florida
WR Michael McNeely, out for season, foot (8-24-12)
DE Ronald Powell, out indefinitely, ACL (8-21-12)
LS Drew Ferris, out indefinitely, collarbone (9-03-12)
LB Jelani Jenkins, probable vs. Missouri, hamstring
WR Latroy Pittman, questionable vs. Missouri, ankle
DB Cody Riggs, out indefinitely, foot
OT Matt Patchan, out indefinitely, pectoral (10-9-12)
OL Xavier Nixon, probable vs. Missouri, knee
OL James Wilson, probable vs. Missouri, knee
DT Leon Orr, out vs. Missouri, illness
DT Damien Jacobs, probable vs. Missouri, hip
OL Trip Thurman, questionable vs. Missouri, legal issues
LB Lerente McCray, probable vs. Missouri, ankle
WR Solomon Patton, out for season, arm
CB Moses Jenkins, probable vs. Missouri, unknown
Georgia
OT Kolton Houston, out indefinitely, eligibility
RB Brandon Harton, out, thumb (9-28-12)
WR Michael Bennett, out for season, ACL (10-3-12)
FB Merritt Hall, probable vs. Miss, ankle
LB Chase Vasser, doubtful vs. Miss, shoulder
DE Sterling Bailey, out indefinitely, thumb
LB Brandon Burrows, out indefinitely, hand
NT John Jenkins, probable vs. Miss, ankle
OL David Andrews, probable vs. Miss, knee
OG Chris Burnette, probable vs. Miss, thumb
DE Arby Jones, out for season, ankle (10-22-12)
Kentucky
TE Anthony Kendrick, out for season, eligibility
QB Maxwell Smith, out indefinitely, shoulder
CB Marcus Caffey, out for season, grades
RB CoShik Williams, out for season, hip
DB Dakotah Tyler, out for season, ACL (10-1-12)
RB Josh Clemons, out for season, knee
DT Donte Rumph, doubtful vs. Vandy, knee
LB Pancho Thomas, out, wrist
DB Cody Quinn, questionable vs. Vandy, hamstring
LB Jabari Johnson, doubtful vs. Vandy, hamstring
TE Tyler Robinson, doubtful vs. Vandy, back
LSU
CB Tyrann Mathieu, out for season, dismissed (8-10-12)
OT Chris Faulk, out for season, knee (9-7-12)
TE Tyler Edwards, out for season, academics
LB Tahj Jones, out for season, academics
OT Evan Washington, out for season, academics
LB D.J. Welter, out for season, academics
DE Jordan Allen, out for season, undisclosed
WR Travin Dural, out for season, knee
RB Alfred Blue, out for season, knee (9-18-12)
OT Alex Hurst, out indefinitely, personal
OG Josh Williford, probable vs. Alabama, concussion
LB Kwon Alexander, out for season, ankle
OG Josh Dworaczk, probable vs. Alabama, calf
C P.J. Lonergan, probable vs. Alabama, back
LB Luke Muncie, probable vs. Alabama, illness
S Eric Reid, probable vs. Alabama, sternum
Mississippi State
No injuries reported
Missouri
WR Wesley Leftwich, out indefinitely, food poisoning
RB Henry Josey, out for season, knee
OG Travis Ruth, out for the season, triceps
OL Logan Adkison, out for season, dismissal
OT Taylor Chappell, out for season, knee
OL Jack Meiners, out indefinitely, knee
OL Mitch Morse, out indefinitely, knee
DB Kip Edwards, questionable vs. Florida, neck
Ole Miss
LB D.T. Shackelford, out for season, knee (8-4-12)
WR Tobias Singleton, out for season, left team
WR Korvic Neat, probable vs. Auburn, groin
WR Collins Moore, out for season, shoulder (10-8-12)
LB Aaron Garbutt, doubtful vs. Georgia, illness
DB Senquez Golson, doubtful vs. Georgia, concussion
CB Wesley Pendleton, doubtful vs. Georgia, ankle
DE Cameron Whigham, questionable vs. Georgia, knee
South Carolina
RB Shon Carson, out indefinitely, wrist
S Sheldon Royster, out for season, left team
RB Brandon Wilds, out indefinitely, ankle
OT Mike Matulis, shoulder
RB Marcus Lattimore, out for season, knee
DT Kelcy Quarles, shoulder
Tennessee
WR Da’Rick Rogers, left team, transfer
LB LaTroy Lewis, out for season, knee
PK George Bullock, out for season, broken leg
Texas A&M
RB Brandon Williams, out for season, eligibility
RB Will Randolph, left team, undisclosed
TE Hutson Prioleau, left team, personal (8-7-12)
DB Steven Campbell, out for season, concussion (10-17-12)
OL Shep Klinnke, out for season, foot (10-9-12)
WR Mike Evans, probable vs. MSU, hamstring
Vanderbilt
LB Tristan Strong, left team, personal
DE Thad McHaney, out for season, back (9-7-12)
OG Josh Jelesky, probable vs. Kentucky, unknown
WR Jacquese Kirk, probable vs. Kentucky, unknown
DT Colt Nichter, probable vs. Kentucky, unknown
RB Zac Stacy, probable vs. Kentucky, ankle