2012 College Football: SEC Injury Updates Week Eight
By Ryan Wright
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The SEC escaped week seven without many major injuries but teams like South Carolina, Alabama, and Florida are starting to show the strain of playing weekly in-conference games. This is the time of the year when quality recruiting over previous seasons turns into quality depth on the field.
Last week Kentucky caught Arkansas on their upswing, good for the Razorbacks bad for the Wildcats. Kentucky is too banged up to put up much of a fight against any SEC team much less against the Razorbacks when quarterback Tyler Wilson is firing on all cylinders.
Alabama may face their first semi-tough test of the season this weekend against Tennessee. If the Vols home crowd stays in the game, the Tennessee passing attack could cause problems for the Bama defense.
Bama has been lucky this year missing out on playing Missouri and Arkansas without their starting quarterbacks. Chances are the final outcome would not have changed but the points on the scoreboard and challenges the defense would have face certainly made a difference.
South Carolina took a tough loss on the road to LSU and now face an even tougher test on the road against No. 3 Florida. The Gators limp back home after a solid win against Vanderbilt only to face a dangerous Gamecocks team… or do they?
USC is hurting on both sides of the ball after the physical game against LSU last weekend. Not only is defensive end Jadeveon Clowney limping around on an injured foot but running back Marcus Lattimore is not expected to start. This places more of the emphasis of the offense on quarterback Connor Shaw, tough times for Gamecock fans.
LSU gets a change of pace in offensive styles from South Carolina’s grind it out offense to A&M’s wide open passing offense. This week will be the Aggies’ first real taste of elite SEC football. Good thing for A&M they get the Tigers at home.
MSU gets a tough draw against Middle Tennessee State. MTS will not sneak up on anyone after upsetting Georgia Tech earlier in the season. Another gift for MSU is MTS’ top running back is out making life much easier in Starkville this weekend.
The bye could not come at a better time for the Arkansas Razorbacks. Next week against Ole Miss every able body that can return should return including preseason All-SEC tight end Chris Gragg. Gragg creates matchup problems for any defensive coordinator and his absence since Sept. 22 has been felt on the field for Arkansas.
Week Seven SEC Scores
Kentucky 7 at Arkansas 49
Auburn 20 at Ole Miss 41
No. 1 Alabama 42 at Missouri 10
No. 4 Florida 31 at Vanderbilt 17
No. 22 Texas A&M 59 at Louisiana Tech 57
No. 3 South Carolina 21 at LSU 23
Tennessee 31 at No. 19 Mississippi State 41
On a Bye
Arkansas
Missouri
Ole Miss
Week Eight SEC Games
No. 6 LSU at No. 20 Texas A&M
Auburn at Vanderbilt
No. 9 South Carolina at No. 3 Florida
No. 13 Georgia at Kentucky
No. 1 Alabama at Tennessee
Middle Tennessee State at No. 15 Mississippi State
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)
WR Kevin Norwood probable vs. Tennessee, leg
DL LaMichael Fanning, questionable vs. Tennessee, disciplinary
WR Christion Jones, probable vs. Tennessee, ankle
RB Eddie Lacy, probable vs. Tennessee, hand
QB AJ McCarron, probable vs. Tennessee, knee
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)
Auburn
OL Christian Westerman, out vs. Vanderbilt, unknown
CB Chris Davis, questionable vs. Vanderbilt, unknown
QB Kiehl Frazier, out vs. Vanderbilt, shoulder
QB Clint Moseley, to start vs. Vanderbilt
C Reese Dismukes, questionable vs. Vanderbilt, unknown
DE Dee Ford, questionable vs. Vanderbilt, unknown
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. USC, thumb
DB Cody Riggs, out indefinitely, foot
OT Matt Patchan, out indefinitely, pectoral (10-9-12)
OL Jonotthan Harrison, probable vs. USC, arm
OL Xavier Nixon, probable vs. USC, unknown
WR Latroy Pittman, questionable vs. USC, ankle
DT Dominique Easley, probable vs. USC, knee
OL James Wilson, probable vs. USC, eye
Georgia
OT Kolton Houston, out indefinitely, eligibility
OL Hunter Long, probable vs. Kentucky, foot
RB Brandon Harton, out, thumb (9-28-12)
WR Michael Bennett, out for season, ACL (10-3-12)
RB Ken Malcome, probable vs. Kentucky, illness
DE Dexter Morant, questionable vs. Kentucky, illness
FB Dustin Royston, probable vs. Kentucky, illness
LB Jarvis Jones, doubtful vs. Kentucky, ankle
DE Sterling Bailey, out indefinitely, thumb
LB Brandon Burrows, out indefinitely, hand
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
S Ashely Lowery, probable vs. Georgia, concussion
DB Dakotah Tyler, out for season, ACL (10-1-12)
S Mikie Benton, doubtful vs. Georgia, ankle
S Martavius Neloms, out vs. Georgia, hamstring
QB Patrick Towles, out vs. Georgia, ankle
CB Carter Rice, doubtful vs. Georgia, unknown
RB Josh Clemons, out for season, knee
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 indefinitely, knee (9-18-12)
FB J.C. Copeland, probable vs. Texas A&M, ankle
OT Alex Hurst, out indefinitely, personal
OG Josh Williford, probable vs. Texas A&M, concussion
LB Kwon Alexander, out for season, ankle
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
QB James Franklin, out indefinitely, knee
OL Mitch Morse, out indefinitely, knee
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)
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, probable vs. LSU, shoulder
CB Akeem Auguste, questionable vs. LSU, ankle
DT Byron Jerideau, questionable vs. Florida, ankle
RB Marcus Lattimore, questionable vs. Florida, hip
DT Kelcy Quarles, doubtful vs. Florida, shoulder
DE Jadeveon Clowney, probable vs. Florida, foot
OT Cody Gibson, questionable vs. Florida, illness
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)
DB Deshazor Everett, probable vs. LSU, shoulder
OL Shep Klinnke, out for season, foot (10-9-12)
DL Spencer Nealy, questionable vs. LSU, leg
WR Ryan Swope, questionable vs. LSU, concussion
Vanderbilt
LB Tristan Strong, left team, personal
DE Thad McHaney, out for season, back (9-7-12)
WR Jordan Matthews, questionable vs. Auburn, ankle
CB Steven Clarke, questionable vs. Auburn, unknown