2012 College Football: SEC Injury Updates Week Six
By Ryan Wright
Sep 15, 2012; Fayetteville, AR, USA; Arkansas Razorbacks tight end Chris Gragg (80) carries the ball during a game against the Alabama Crimson Tide at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium. Alabama defeated Arkansas 52-0. Mandatory Credit: Beth Hall-US PRESSWIRE
After several weeks of key injuries suffered throughout the SEC very few new injuries or suspensions are reported for week six of the 2012 college football season. The big headline grabber is the suspension of Missouri Tigers wide receiver Dorial Green-Beckham.
DGB was considered the No. 1 high school recruit in the nation for the 2012 class out of Springfield, Mo. Wednesday night Green-Beckham was arrested along with two other freshman teammates for possession of marijuana in the parking lot of Memorial Stadium.
All three players are suspended for the Tigers match up against Vanderbilt this week. Green-Beckham’s suspension of the three carries the most weight for Missouri.
For the first time this season Georgia appears to be as close to 100 percent as they may ever get during the 2012 college football season. The added depth comes at the right time for Mark Richt and the Bulldogs as they travel to Columbia to face the Gamecocks this week.
Alabama’s depth took a hit for the second week in a row when running back Dee Hart and wide receiver DeAndrew White were declared out for the season because of ACL tears. Hart, a top recruit in the 2011 class, injured his knee during summer camp last season missing the entire 2011 championship run of the Tide’s.
The starting quarterback carrousel at Kentucky continues to go around and around again this week. Maxwell Smith is out indefinitely making true freshman Jalen Whitlow the new guy under center. Whitlow (Prattville, AL) was considered the No. 12 dual-threat quarterback in the nation in the 2012 recruiting class.
The Razorbacks will be without their preseason All-SEC tight end Chris Gragg again this week and may be without the services of starting safety Eric Bennett (hamstring) and part-time starting cornerback Kaelon Kelleybrew (concussion).
The good news for Arkansas is starting cornerback Tevin Mitchell and Chris Gragg should only be a week away from returning to the field.
There is a possibility that the Hogs will use Mitchell on third down situations against Auburn this weekend. Until Mitchell shows he is back in game shape do not expect much playing time from him on the field if the Razorbacks can get by without him.
Week Six SEC Games
Texas A&M (3-1) at Ole Miss (3-2)
No. 5 Georgia (5-0) at No. 6 South Carolina (5-0)
Auburn (1-3) vs. Arkansas (1-4)
No. 10 Florida (4-0) vs. No. 4 LSU (5-0)
No. 20 Mississippi State (4-0) at Kentucky (1-4)
Vanderbilt (1-3) at Missouri (3-2)
On a Bye
No. 1 Alabama (4-0)
Tennessee (3-2)
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)
NG Brandon Ivory, doubtful vs. Ole Miss, 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)
TE Chris Gragg, out vs. Auburn, leg bruise
CB Kaelon Kelleybrew, questionable vs. Auburn, concussion
S Eric Bennett, questionable vs. Auburn, hamstring
CB Tevin Mitchell, doubtful vs. Auburn, neck/gallbladder surgery
Auburn
WR DeAngelo Benton, out indefinitely, suspension
DB Erique Florence, probable vs. LSU, personal/missed last week
QB Clint Moseley, questionable vs. Arkansas, shoulder
WR Quan Bray, out vs. Arkansas, suspension
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. LSU, thumb
LB Lerentee McCray, probable vs. LSU, leg
DB Cody Riggs, out indefinitely, foot
DT Dominique Easley, probable vs. LSU, knee
OL Chaz Green, probable vs. LSU, ankle
RB Trey Burton, probable vs. LSU, back
TE Jordan Reed, probable vs. LSU, head
DT Sharrif Floyd, probable vs. LSU, shoulder
OT Matt Patchan, doubtful vs. LSU, pectoral
Georgia
OT Kolton Houston, out indefinitely, eligibility
DE Arby Jones, probable vs. South Carolina, ankle
OL Hunter Long, questionable vs. South Carolina, foot
RB Brandon Harton, out three weeks, thumb (9-28-12)
LB Jarvis Jones, questionable vs. South Carolina, groin
WR Michael Bennett, out for season, ACL (10-3-12)
Kentucky
TE Anthony Kendrick, out for season, eligibility
OT Trevino Woods, questionable vs. MSU, ankle
S Josh Forrest, questionable vs. MSU, hip
TE Gabe Correl, doubtful vs. MSU, hip
CB Carter Rice, questionable vs. MSU, quad
QB Maxwell Smith, out indefinitely, shoulder
CB Marcus Caffey, out for season, grades
S Glenn Faulkner, questionable vs. MSU, ankle
S Miles Simpson, probable vs. MSU, knee
RB CoShik Williams, out for season, hip
DT Mister Cobble, questionable vs. MSU, infection
S Ashely Lowery, probable vs. MSU, concussion
RB Raymond Sanders, questionable vs. MSU, unknown
DB Dakotah Tyler, out for season, ACL (10-1-12)
LSU
CB Tyrann Mathieu, out for season, dismissed (8-10-12)
OT Chris Faulk, out indefinitely, 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 indefinitely, knee (9-18-12)
FB J.C. Copeland, probable vs. Florida, leg
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 Elvis Fisher, probable vs. Vanderbilt, knee (9-10-12)
LB Zaviar Gooden, probable vs. Vanderbilt, hamstring
OL Jack Meiners, probable vs. Vanderbilt, knee
WR Dorial Green-Beckham, out vs. Vanderbilt, suspension
Ole Miss
LB D.T. Shackelford, out for season, knee (8-4-12)
WR Tobias Singleton, out for season, left team
DL Uriah Grant, probable vs. Texas A&M, hand
DL Woodrow Hamilton, doubtful vs. Texas A&M, ankle
WR Korvic Neat, probable vs. Texas A&M, groin
South Carolina
RB Shon Carson, out indefinitely, wrist
S Sharrod Golightly, returning from suspension vs. Kentucky
S Sheldon Royster, out for season, left team
RB Brandon Wilds, out indefinitely, ankle
OT Mike Matulis, questionable vs. Georgia, 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
K Taylor Bertolet, probable vs. Ole Miss, ankle
DB Steven Campbell, doubtful vs. Ole Miss, concussion
Vanderbilt
LB Tristan Strong, left team, personal
DE Thad McHaney, out for season, back (9-7-12)