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The USC football offense was dealt a tough injury blow ahead of their highly anticipated contest against the Colorado Buffaloes. Trojans explosive wide receiver Zachariah Branch will not play against Colorado football due to an undisclosed injury, per Antonio Morales of The Athletic. It’s not exactly clear what type of injury Branch is dealing with, […]

The Colorado football secondary took a hit before their showdown against superstar quarterback Caleb Williams and the USC Trojans. Buffaloes safety Shilo Sanders, who is dealing with a kidney injury that has caused him to urinate blood, is doubtful and not expected to play vs. USC football, sources told ESPN’s Pete Thamel. In some positive […]

The Texas A&M football team got off to a 3-1 start with the one loss coming on the road to Miami (FL). Jimbo Fisher is trying to bounce back after a rough 2022 season, and the play of starting quarterback Conner Weigman was a big reason why. However, Weigman is now out for the season […]

The Arizona State football team is down another quarterback after dropping to 1-3 in Saturday’s loss to USC. Notre Dame transfer Drew Pyne is now “out for the near future,” head coach Kenny Dillingham told reporters. Pyne is dealing with “three different physical things” according to Chris Karpman. Jaden Rashada is still out long term, […]

Wisconsin cruised past Purdue for a 38-17 victory in Week 4, pushing their record on the season to 3-1. Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like they managed to escape this victory unscathed, as one of their top running backs in Chez Mellusi was forced out of the game early with a knee injury and ultimately never […]

After losing the season opener in disastrous fashion a few weeks ago, LSU football has looked dominant once again. Their offense is the star of the show, with quarterback Jayden Daniels turning in a monstrous performance against Mississippi State. Flanked with a glut of star receivers, the Tigers look to continue their hot streak against […]

The sledding will be a bit tougher for Florida State football once again in Week 4 against a fellow ACC power in Clemson. The Seminoles, who squeaked by Boston College last week despite being shorthanded, will be without two key starters once again on Saturday. Offensive lineman Robert Scott Jr and safety Akeem Dent will […]

One of college football’s biggest stars will have to wait to make his debut in the 2023 season. Cam Rising, Utah football’s star quarterback, is on the road to recovery after an ACL injury last season. Many were hoping for Rising to start against another marquee name in UCLA this season. However, that doesn’t seem […]

The Texas football team is expected to have one of its dynamic playmakers back for its upcoming game against Baylor. Running back CJ Baxter missed last week’s victory over Wyoming because of a foot injury. Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian indicated to reporters that CJ Baxter should be back on the field Saturday. “He looked […]

The Tulane football team has managed to begin the year 2-1 despite starting quarterback Michael Pratt missing the past two games with an injury. However, ahead of a Week 4 matchup with Nicholls, all signs point to Pratt being ready to go, as head coach Willie Fritz mentioned, per Tulane beat reporter Guerry Smith. ‘Tulane […]

The Florida Atlantic football team is off to a 1-2 start after a 48-14 loss to Clemson. Now, the Owls are going to be without starting quarterback Casey Thompson for the year after he suffered a torn ACL and meniscus injury, per Brett McMurphy of The Action Network. ‘FAU starting QB Casey Thompson out for […]

Georgia football did not look like the two-time defending national champions in the first half of Saturday’s game versus South Carolina. An out-of sorts offense gave way to a 14-3 deficit before things started rolling in the third quarter. Much like the shaky 24-14 victory at Sanford Stadium, the team has a mixture of good […]

The Arizona State Sun Devils entered their matchup this week against the Fresno State Bulldogs without their opening-week starting quarterback, Jaden Rashada. During the game, second-string quarterback Trenton Bourguet and later Drew Pyne (former Notre Dame QB) both exited early due to a foot and leg injury, respectively. After what proved to be a catastrophic […]

The Colorado-Colorado State football game ended in a thrilling 2OT win for Deion Sanders’ squad. However, along with the win came a big loss. Superstar two-way player Travis Hunter took an illegal late-hit cheap shot in the first quarter, and now Coach Prime says he’ll be out with an injury “for a few weeks.” “First […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James showed his love and support for Travis Hunter after the Colorado football star was forced to leave Saturday’s game against Colorado State due to injury. Hunter was reportedly brought to a local hospital after he was hurt following a dirty hit from Rams defensive back Henry Blackburn. The incident […]

Colorado football star Travis Hunter was forced to exit Saturday’s showdown with Colorado State after the dirty hit he received early in the game. According to the latest updates, Hunter had to be brought to a hospital to receive emergency treatment, per Jake Shapiro of Denver Sports. No details about the nature of his injury […]

Florida State football will be shorthanded for their Saturday matchup against Boston College. The Seminoles will be without three starters, as offensive linemen Robert Scott Jr and Maurice Smith will each miss their second consecutive game. Meanwhile, safety Akeem Dent, one of the more experienced players on the Florida State football defense, will also miss […]

Ohio State football’s 2023 campaign has gotten off to a great start largely because of their defense. While their offense has done a good job scoring points, the defense has allowed just ten combined points over their first two contests. Making things even better on that side of the ball is the fact that safety […]

The UCF football team is off to a 2-0 start as a member of the Big 12 Conference. Quarterback John Rhys Plumlee entered the season with big expectations, although the Golden Knights got some tough news on the injury front with their starting quarterback. Head coach Gus Malzahn gave the update that he will miss […]

Nebraska football had injury added to insult on Saturday, as starting quarterback Jeff Sims suffered an injury late in the 36-14 loss to Colorado. After the game, Cornhuskers head coach Matt Rhule spoke to reporters, revealing that Sims “may have a high ankle sprain”, per Lauren Michelson of ABC. Sims slowly walked off the field […]

It’s unknown if one of the starting quarterbacks will be able to play in one of the biggest matchups on the Week 2 college football schedule. Tulane football star Michael Pratt is a game-time decision for Saturday’s matchup with Ole Miss, according to ESPN. Michael Pratt is expected to test his knee injury shortly before […]

With a primetime clash against no. 11 Texas looming, Alabama football head coach Nick Saban provided injury updates on a pair of Crimson Tide starters on the defensive side of the ball during an appearance on SEC Nation on Saturday. Saban said that both starting safeties Malachi Moore and Jaylen Key “have a chance to […]

The Ohio State football defense could be without one of its starters on Saturday against Youngstown State. Josh Proctor, who started at safety for the Buckeyes in their season-opening win over Indiana last week, is listed as questionable for the Week 2 game against Youngstown State. Ohio State football has not listed what Proctor’s injury […]

It wasn’t exactly pretty, but Utah football managed to grind out a 24-11 victory over Florida to open their 2023 campaign. The hope was that star quarterback Cam Rising would be able to find his way onto the field for their Week 2 action against Baylor, but it doesn’t sound like that will be happening […]

Nebraska football is looking to bounce back against a Colorado team trending upwards. Deion Sanders led the Buffaloes to a big Week 1 victory, while the Cornhuskers dropped their first game of the 2023 season. Nebraska has already received some important news prior to the upcoming game, and head coach Matt Rhule shared a few […]

Kansas State kicked off their 2023 campaign with a resounding 48-17 victory over Missouri State, despite the fact that they were playing without starting quarterback Jalon Daniels. With their next game against Illinois quickly creeping up, Daniels’ injury status for the game has been something that many fans are keeping a close eye on. Daniels […]

The Alabama football program has a big clash coming up against Texas on Saturday, and head coach Nick Saban gave updates for three key defensive players. Linebacker Jihaad Campbell is good to go for Alabama football this week, according to Chase Goodbread of Crimson Cover. Nick Saban also said that cornerbacks Jaylen Key and Malachi […]

Utah football’s season opener was far from an easy contest. The Utes battled Florida and ultimately emerged victorious, winning by a final score of 24-11 despite being without QB Cam Rising. Rising received an injury update from head coach Kyle Whittingham ahead of Utah’s second game of the season, per beat writer Josh Furlong. “Whittingham […]

USC football improved to 2-0 with Saturday’s 66-14 domination of Nevada, but the Trojans paid a hefty price. Gino Quinones, who has played a big role on the offensive line so far this season, suffered a lower leg injury. Lincoln Riley said Tuesday that Quinones will miss the rest of the season. Reigning Heisman Trophy […]

Nebraska football coach Matt Rhule announced that wide receiver Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda tore his ACL and will be out for the rest of the season. “Yeah, Isiah Garcia-Castaneda got hit in the side of the knee, tore his ACL,” Matt Rhule said, via Evan Bredeson of Cornhuskers Wire. “Heartbroken for him. Really one of the gret […]

The South Carolina football team lost its season opener to Drake Maye and the North Carolina Tar Heels on Saturday. However, the more unfortunate news was the loss of Mohamed Kaba, who suffered another season-ending injury in the game and is now officially out for the season, per Heather Dinich of ESPN. ‘South Carolina linebacker Mohamed Kaba will […]

The Alabama football program has a big game coming up against No. 11 Texas in week 2 of the college football season, and head coach Nick Saban gave injury updates to Malachi Moore and Jayley Key ahead of the clash. “Malachi Moore and Jeylen Key are day to day (with injuries),” Saban said, via Chase […]

The Baylor Bears football team added injury to insult after a shocking opening week loss to Texas State, as Baylor head coach Dave Aranda announced the Bears will be losing quarterback Blake Shapen for 2-3 weeks to an MCL injury, via Brett McMurphy. Blake Shapen, a Junior QB who started 13 games last season for […]

USC football came into this season with the clear goal of reaching the College Football Playoff after an 11-win season in Lincoln Riley’s first year as head coach. That is not likely to happen without a drastic defensive makeover, though. Following the Trojans’ 56-28 win versus San Jose in last weekend’s opener, it is hard […]

Nebraska linebacker Maverick Noonan suffered a season-ending knee injury on Tuesday, according to a tweet from The Athletic Nebraska Staff Writer Mitch Sherman. “Nebraska coach Matt Rhule reports that true freshman LB Maverick Noonan is out for the year with a knee injury. He’ll need surgery,” Sherman wrote. “Noonan made strides in the spring as an early […]