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College Football Minute: Oct. 28
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Report: Ohio St. axes RB Smith for failed test
The Ohio State coaching staff wasn't sure it would have running back Rod Smith back for the start of his final season with the program, and according to The Columbus Dispatch, the senior won't be around for the end of it. From ESPN.com - College Football - Report: Ohio St. axes RB Smith for failed test
Kiper/McShay: Ranking the best one-loss teams
Auburn, Alabama and Oregon are among Mel and Todd's picks From ESPN.com - College Football - Kiper/McShay: Ranking the best one-loss teams
Alabama, Georgia betting favorites to win it all
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Sun Belt reprimands La.-Lafayette, Ark. St.
Sun Belt Conference commissioner Karl Benson says members of the Louisiana-Lafayette and Arkansas State football teams are being reprimanded for unsportsmanlike conduct during their game last week and that the officiating crew will be disciplined. From ESPN.com - College Football - Sun Belt reprimands La.-Lafayette, Ark. St.
First vote, debate highlight first CFP meeting
The 12 members of the College Football Playoff selection committee met for the first time to debate the merits of the top teams in the country and cast their historic votes for the inaugural playoff. From ESPN.com - College Football - First vote, debate highlight first CFP meeting
Four-star prospect Patrick commits to FSU
Four-star Class of 2015 running back Jacques Patrick, the 42nd-ranked prospect in the ESPN 300, committed to Florida State Seminoles Monday in a ceremony at Timber Creek High in Orlando, Florida. From ESPN.com - College Football - Four-star prospect Patrick commits to FSU
Pac-12 passes reforms, including scholarships
The Pac-12 passed sweeping changes for athletes in all of the conference's sports Monday, guaranteeing four-year scholarships, improving health care benefits and liberalizing transfer rules. From ESPN.com - College Football - Pac-12 passes reforms, including scholarships
Pac-12 passes reforms, including scholarships
The Pac-12 passed sweeping changes for athletes in all of the conference's sports Monday, guaranteeing four-year scholarships, improving health care benefits and liberalizing transfer rules. From ESPN.com - College Basketball - Pac-12 passes reforms, including scholarships
Pac-12 adopts reforms aimed at athlete welfare
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Penn State loses Zwinak, Keiser for season
Penn State has lost seniors Zach Zwinak and Ryan Keiser to season-ending injuries, the team announced Monday. From ESPN.com - College Football - Penn State loses Zwinak, Keiser for season
Penn State RB Zach Zwinak, safety Ryan Keiser out for season
Penn State announced Monday that the collegiate careers of two seniors, running back Zach Zwinak and safety Ryan Keiser, are over due to unspecified injuries.
Keiser, a co-captain on defense, started the first six games of the season at free safety before getting injured in the days leading up to the Nittany Lions’ matchup with Ohio State. PSU head coach James Franklin said after the game that “something kind of freaky happened in practice on Thursday” that kept Keiser out of the game.
In six games this season, Keiser, who started his career as a walk-on, registered 25 tackles and had the game-sealing interception for the Nittany Lions in the team’s Week 3 win over Rutgers.
Overall, the 6-foot-1, 208-pound Keiser appeared in 42 games and made 74 tackles in his Penn State career. After redshirting as a freshman in 2010, Keiser played in every game in 2011 and 2012 mainly on special teams. After earning a scholarship, Keiser then entered the mix in the secondary in 2013, starting five games, making 38 tackles and leading the team with three interceptions. Two of his three interceptions in 2013 clinched Penn State wins in games against Illinois and Wisconsin.
Zwinak, a 6-foot-1, 233-pound power back, went down on the opening kickoff Saturday night with a lower left leg injury. He finishes his career 15th on the school’s career rushing list with 2,108 yards and is also tied for 10th in school history with 11 career 100-yard rushing games.
Zwinak tore his ACL in his first year with the program, then saw limited action as a redshirt freshman in 2011. After barely playing in Penn State’s first three games in 2012, Zwinak burst onto the scene and racked up six 100-yard rushing performances en route to exactly 1,000 yards and six touchdowns for the season.
Zwinak added five more 100-yard rushing performances in 2013, finishing with 989 yards and 12 touchdowns. This season, playing behind a young offensive line, Zwinak ran for just 112 yards on 40 carries, but he did score three times.
With Keiser out, true freshman Marcus Allen made his first career start and played well, making 11 tackles. In Zwinak’s absence, Penn State will lean more on sophomore Akeel Lynch along with senior Bill Belton, the usual starter.
As noted in a release from Penn State, the Nittany Lions will suit up “a total of 46 recruited scholarship players” against Maryland Saturday afternoon. With Keiser and Zwinak done for the year, Penn State is down to six healthy scholarship seniors.
For more Penn State news, visit BlueWhiteIllustrated.com.
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Stuff The Intern Forgot: Switchel Is The New Hipster Brew [Links]
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SEC levies $5K fine on LSU for fans rushing field
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Emmert says UNC fraud findings 'disturbing'
NCAA President Mark Emmert said Monday that findings from a recent investigation into academic fraud at the University of North Carolina are troubling, disturbing and shocking. From ESPN.com - College Football - Emmert says UNC fraud findings 'disturbing'
Muschamp: 'Bunker mentality' amid struggles
As criticism has mounted, Florida coach Will Muschamp says he's taking a "bunker mentality" these days. The fourth-year coach has come under fire from fans in recent weeks, and some of their barbs have hit close to home. From ESPN.com - College Football - Muschamp: 'Bunker mentality' amid struggles
Emmert says UNC fraud findings 'disturbing'
NCAA President Mark Emmert said Monday that findings from a recent investigation into academic fraud at the University of North Carolina are troubling, disturbing and shocking. From ESPN.com - College Basketball - Emmert says UNC fraud findings 'disturbing'
Ohio State QB J.T. Barrett has sprained MCL, expected to play vs. Illinois
Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett sprained the MCL in his left knee during Saturday night’s win over Penn State. Though he’ll be limited in practice this week, Buckeyes head coach Urban Meyer expects Barrett to play when Illinois comes to Ohio Stadium Saturday night.
“We are going to see how it goes,” Meyer said, per BuckeyeGrove.com. “He’s probably going to be a guy that we wont tell him he’s limited, but we’ll make sure he’s limited. It’s not throwing that’s a concern, it’s running.”
Meyer said the injury will not require any surgery, though he did describe the injury – which Barrett played with for most of the Penn State game – as “serious.” Barrett, a redshirt freshman, fought through the knee pain and scored twice on the ground in overtime to help the Buckeyes win 31-24. The second score, which ended up deciding the game, came on a second effort after initially being stuffed by the Nittany Lions’ front.
"He is one of the toughest cats I have ever been around, to think what he did in that game, I am so impressed by that," Meyer said of Barrett. "How many guys could have done that? He had a very serious injury, a MCL injury is a serious injury, and he got hit on the 3-yard line and bulls it in against Penn State's defense to win the game."
The win improved Ohio State’s record to 6-1 overall and 3-0 in Big Ten play. Despite the win, the Buckeyes remained at No. 13 in the AP poll.
For more Ohio State news, visit BuckeyeGrove.com.
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Michigan's biggest financial backer said he won't interfere with any decision regarding AD Dave Brandon
Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross, the largest donor to Michigan athletics, told the Wall Street Journal on Monday that he will not stand in the way of the university firing Dave Brandon if it chooses to go in that direction.
“I don’t think alumni should control universities,” Ross told the paper. “We have a great president and he is running the university and not me.”
Brandon has been under fire since he admitted the school did not handle an injury situation with quarterback Shane Morris well. Morris suffered a head injury against Minnesota and was not only allowed to stay in the game for one more play before being removed, he was then reinserted into the game after backup Devin Gardner lost his helmet and needed to come out for a play.
Ross has been one of Brandon’s biggest supporters, but he’s seemingly in a minority when it comes to that.
Ross told the Wall Street Journal that Schlissel has “been talking to a lot of people” about Brandon and “has not come to a hasty conclusion.” Ross said he didn’t think Schlissel had come to a decision about Brandon’s fate and that if he had, “he has not told anyone.”
Ross did note that he didn’t think Brandon’s job status should be based on the struggles of the football team, which is now 3-5.
“There’s a lot more to the job than winning football games,” Ross said. “That’s the coach’s responsibility.”
For more Michigan news, visit TheWolverine.com.
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Michigan LB Morgan (hand) done for year
Michigan linebacker Desmond Morgan will sit out the remainder of the 2014 season with a hand injury, coach Brady Hoke said Monday. From ESPN.com - College Football - Michigan LB Morgan (hand) done for year
Spartans' Bess needs surgery on right foot
Michigan State freshman Javon Bess is expected to miss at least a month with a right foot injury. From ESPN.com - College Basketball - Spartans' Bess needs surgery on right foot
Stake 'n shake: No discipline for Mich. gaffe
Michigan coach Brady Hoke says linebacker Joe Bolden, the player who planted the stake in the ground before the Michigan State game, would not be disciplined. From ESPN.com - College Football - Stake 'n shake: No discipline for Mich. gaffe
What to know before first College Football Playoff rankings are unveiled Tuesday
With nine weeks of the 2014 college football season in the books, the College Football Playoff selection committee will release the first of its weekly rankings Tuesday night at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN.
The rankings are the first of six weekly Top 25 rankings the committee will release every Tuesday for the next six weeks before the four participants for the inaugural College Football Playoff are decided.
So how does it all work? We’re here to break it down.
SELECTION COMMITTEE
With Archie Manning taking a leave of absence due to health issues, the selection committee has 12 members: Arkansas athletic director Jeff Long (committee chair), Wisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez, Mike Gould, former Superintendent of the U.S. Air Force Academy, USC athletic director Pat Haden, former NCAA Executive Vice President Tom Jernstedt, West Virginia athletic director Oliver Luck, Nebraska athletic director Tom Osborne, Clemson athletic director Dan Radakovich, former United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, former Big East Commissioner Mike Tranghese, former USA Today reporter Steve Wieberg and former Stanford, Notre Dame and Washington head coach Tyrone Willingham.
The members of the selection committee meet weekly in person on Mondays and Tuesdays to create the rankings and have been meeting since November 2013. The committee members consult video and statistics while emphasizing win-loss record, strength of schedule, conference championships and head-to-head results, among other things.
Specific members have been established as the “point persons” to study particular teams in particular conferences, plus the independent teams. The idea is that the point persons can offer detailed information about each team to the rest of the committee.
- American – Mike Gould and Pat Haden
- Atlantic Coast – Tom Jernstedt and Steve Wieberg
- Big Ten – Pat Haden and Condoleezza Rice
- Big 12 – Barry Alvarez and Mike Tranghese
- Conference-USA – Tom Osborne and Condoleezza Rice
- Mid-American – Barry Alvarez and Tyrone Willingham
- Mountain West – Oliver Luck and Mike Tranghese
- Pac-12 – Mike Gould and Tom Osborne
- Southeastern – Oliver Luck and Steve Wieberg
- Sun Belt – Dan Radakovich and Tyrone Willingham
- Independents – Dan Radakovich and Steve Wieberg
FORMULATING THE RANKINGS
Here’s where the fun begins. Per the CFP official voting process, each individual committee member will assemble a list of the country’s best 25 teams in no particular order. If three or more members of the committee list a team, that particular team remains under consideration.
Next, each committee member will list his or her top six teams, again in no particular order. The six teams that receive the most votes then “will comprise the pool for the first ranking step.”
In the first ranking step, each member ranks those six teams one through six, with one being the best and six being the worst. A first place vote is worth one point, a second place vote is worth two points, and a third place vote is worth three points, and so on. The three teams that receive the fewest points will become the top three seeds, one through three. The three remaining teams that were not seeded will be held over for the next step of the ranking process.
With the top three seeded teams out of the picture for now, each committee member will then be asked to list the next six best remaining teams in no order. At that point, the three teams with the most votes from that group will be added (creating seeds four through six) to the three teams that were already seeded.
That team that emerged from this process at No. 4 will be the final team included in the College Football Playoff.
That process will then be repeated “until 25 teams have been seeded.” Sounds complicated, right?
RECUSAL POLICY
The recusal policy for committee members who are associated with particular schools (read: paid by) is also worth considering. A member with that affiliation cannot participate in a vote that involves that school – regarding both selection and seeding.
The following members are recused from votes involving these schools:
- Barry Alvarez – Wisconsin
- Mike Gould – Air Force
- Pat Haden – USC
- Jeff Long – Arkansas
- Oliver Luck – West Virginia
- Tom Osborne – Nebraska
- Dan Radakovich – Clemson
- Condoleezza Rice – Stanford
OTHER POLLS
The coaches and AP polls will continue to be released, but they are not supposed to have any influence on the committee members. In fact, the selection committee protocol says members are “required to discredit polls wherein initial rankings are established before competition has occurred.”
Let the controversy begin.
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Saban: LT Robinson (ankle) out a few weeks
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10 of the Dumbest Things Kim Kardashian Said on National Television
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Noles RB investigated for domestic violence
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Fla. State RB investigated in domestic assault
Florida State running back Karlos Williams is being investigated for an alleged domestic assault. From ESPN.com - College Football - Fla. State RB investigated in domestic assault
Tallahassee PD investigating FSU RB Karlos Williams as subject of domestic battery case
Florida State running back Karlos Williams is the subject of a domestic battery case currently being investigated by the Tallahassee Police Department, according to the department’s Facebook page and media reports.
The Tallahassee Police Department is currently working an alleged domestic battery involving Karlos Williams. TPD received the case on Saturday night, October 25th, 2014 and it was immediately assigned to the Criminal Investigation Division. The alleged crime is an active on-going investigation and Florida Law does not allow TPD to discuss the details of any case while it is on-going.
Once the case is complete, it will be released under the guidelines of Florida Public Records Law.
Jacksonville, Fla., radio host Rick Ballou tweeted Friday that sources had told him Williams was going to get suspended. He then apologized for the tweet after Florida State called him and told him his information was false.
Even coach Jimbo Fisher, who was holding his press conference on Friday instead of Monday because the Seminoles play on Thursday this week, asserted the report was erroneous.
“There’s another false report, and that’s amazing how things happen,” Fisher said Friday. “Whoever has sources, whoever has rumors, needs to check who they are talking to – because that is about as far from truth as there is.”
It seems like Florida State continues to be in the news for off-field issues and that Fisher is continually spending more time either diffusing rumors or defending players than actually addressing what’s going on on the field.
Florida State is still dealing with the alleged sexual assault case regarding quarterback Jameis Winston. A former Supreme Court justice was chosen to preside over Winston’s student code of conduct hearing regarding the matter. There is no date yet scheduled for the hearing.
For more Florida State news, visit Warchant.com.
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USC loses starting LT Wheeler to torn ACL
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Time to see if selection committee thinks like us
On eve of first CFP rankings, the process is more compelling than the actual top 25. Plus, can top teams overcome fatal flaws? From ESPN.com - College Football - Time to see if selection committee thinks like us
TCU out of fireworks after scoring 82 in win
The Horned Frogs' 82-27 home victory over Texas Tech on Saturday came with a cost: They scored so many points that they burned through their season supply of fireworks. From ESPN.com - College Football - TCU out of fireworks after scoring 82 in win
Ole Miss LB Denzel Nkemdiche to miss rest of the season with broken ankle
Ole Miss redshirt junior linebacker Denzel Nkemdiche will miss the rest of the season after suffering a broken ankle in the Rebels 10-7 loss to LSU last weekend.
Nkemdiche underwent surgery Sunday.
Nkemdiche’s injury occurred during the first quarter against LSU. He did not return to the playing field, but was seen on the sideline in a walking boot in the second half.
Nkemdiche finished the season with 28 tackles and a sack. He has 145 total tackles and four sacks during his career.
Senior Serderius Bryant will replace Nkemdiche at outside linebacker. Bryant, who has four starts this season, led the Rebels with 78 tackles, 12 tackles for loss and three forced fumbles in 2013.
Ole Miss, which is coming off its first loss of the year, will host No. 4 Auburn on Saturday.
For more Ole Miss news, visit RebelGrove.com.
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Ole Miss coach Hugh Freeze said the final play of the LSU game was not what he drew up
Ole Miss coach Hugh Freeze said he did not want quarterback Bo Wallace to throw to the end zone during the final drive of Saturday’s 10-7 loss to LSU.
With 9 seconds remaining and the Rebels on the 30-yard-line, Wallace chose to throw toward the end zone instead of taking a safer route along the sideline or even throwing the ball out of bounds.
LSU safety Ronald Martin intercepted the pass at the 1-yard line with 2 seconds left to hand the Rebels their first loss of the season.
"I think Bo would tell you, I thought we were pretty clear we were either going to take the flat throw or throw it out of bounds and try the field goal," Freeze said after the game. "He must have felt like he had a shot at the touchdown play there, the clear-out guy. But no, I wish I could do that over for sure."
Wallace didn’t offer much of an explanation for the decision following the game.
"I'm not going to talk about it," Wallace said. "One-on-one, threw it up -- done."
It was an unfortunate ending to an otherwise hard-fought game.
Freeze actually sent kicker Gary Wunderlich out to attempt a 42-yard field goal with 9 seconds to play, but the Rebels were flagged for a delay of game penalty, which backed them up five yards. Still, the kick was within the range of Wunderlich, who had kicked a 46-yarder against Alabama earlier in the year.
Freeze said it wasn’t the distance that bothered him so much, but rather the right hash, which Freeze said was not Wunderlich’s favorite side. So, after LSU called a timeout to ice the Ole Miss kicker, Freeze thought he’d take one more shot to see if he could get the ball closer to the end zone and on the side that Wunderlich preferred.
Even though Freeze said he expressed this to Wallace, his quarterback had designs on winning the game outright.
"I told him to sprint out and either take the flat throw right now or throw it out of bounds," Freeze said. "Still, worst case, you’re still at the same point. We were trying to get it to the left hash for him or left-middle. We just didn’t get it done there."
For more Ole Miss news, visit RebelGrove.com.
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Ole Miss loses Denzel Nkemdiche for season
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Auburn, Cal announce home-and-home series
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Ohio State QB Barrett has a sprained MCL
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Army: Boosters did not fund recruiting gaffe
West Point officials say no booster funds were used on a football recruiting outing in January that resulted in the academy self-reporting NCAA violations and disciplining 20 cadets. From ESPN.com - College Football - Army: Boosters did not fund recruiting gaffe
Barrett to play but OSU will limit practice reps
A sprained knee couldn't keep J.T. Barrett out of the lineup or the end zone on Saturday, and it won't prevent the Ohio State quarterback from playing again this week, either. From ESPN.com - College Football - Barrett to play but OSU will limit practice reps
The 19 Most Loved Statues On College Campuses
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Palm: SEC gets 3 of top 4 in CFP predicted poll
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NCAA president Mark Emmert wants to revist the autographs rule
NCAA President Mark Emmert thinks it's time member institutions revisit the rules related to college athletes and autographs in light of the allegations leveled against Georgia running back Todd Gurley and Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston.
"I hope the members do look at it," Emmert told USA Today in a phone interview Monday. "Whether they change it or not is less important than whether or not they look at it and say, 'We still think this is a good rule for good reasons' or not, but we need to have it affirmed or changed — one of the two — and this is a good time to do it."
Emmert’s comments come at a time when the NCAA is under legal fire regarding compensation for college athletes. Many want to be able to make money off their own likeness since several universities are already doing so.
Players seeking money in exchange for their autographs is not a new problem.
Former Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel, last year, was under NCAA investigation for allegedly signing memorabilia for money and Ohio State was placed on NCAA restrictions a few years ago after a pattern of trading autographs and memorabilia for tattoos and money was exposed.
"There shouldn't be any doubt in the minds of student-athletes that under the current rules the membership has in place, you can't sign autographs for pay, and everybody's supposed to know that and be educated on that by their athletic department," Emmert told USA Today. "Whether or not that's a rule you like is a different story. Here in Indianapolis, the beltway speed limit is 55 and as Mark Emmert, I think that's too low. But if I'm driving 65 and get pulled over, I can't say I don't like the rule. So we need to deal with the second question and is it time to re-look at this rule?"
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Crimson Tide Foundation bought Nick Saban's $3.1 million home
The house in which Alabama coach Nick Saban and wife, Terry, live in Tuscaloosa, Ala., is actually owned by the Crimson Tide Foundation.
According to al.com, the foundation purchased the home for nearly $3.1 million 10 weeks after Alabama won the BCS national Championship against Notre Dame in 2013.
The Sabans, who first purchased the 8,759-square-foot home in 2007, still live there and the foundation, which is part of the university, pays the property taxes.
"It's not all that unusual in the world for universities to provide the housing," Scott Phelps, assistant secretary of the foundation, told al.com. "We want to keep him happy. We think he is the best coach in America."
Phelps is right. This isn’t unusual, however, most coaches usually have a housing stipend written into their contracts. It is a little unusual for a university — or a facet of a university — to buy the house in which a coach had already already been living for the prior six years.
Still, these none of this is against NCAA rules. It’s merely one of the many perks that most coaches receive.
The timing of the purchase was not coincidental.
After Saban won his third national title with the Crimson Tide, there were rumors he was ready to seek out his next challenge elsewhere. He was courted by places such as Texas, but has remained faithful to Alabama.
The Crimson Tide Foundation is a nonprofit group founded in 2003 that provides money for scholarships, has given money for athletic facility renovation and has helped provide money for coaching positions.
The Saban home is the only piece of residential property the foundation owns.
For more Alabama news, visit TideSports.com.
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Ole Miss loses Nkemdiche (ankle) for season
Ole Miss redshirt junior linebacker Denzel Nkemdiche will miss the remainder of the season after suffering a broken ankle in Saturday's 10-7 loss at LSU. From ESPN.com - College Football - Ole Miss loses Nkemdiche (ankle) for season
NFL Fight: NY Jets Fan Knocks Out Buffalo Bills Fan [VIDEO]
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USC will be without a starting offensive lineman for the rest of the season.
Head coach Steve Sarkisian announced Sunday that redshirt sophomore Chad Wheeler, the Trojans’ left tackle, tore the ACL in his right knee in Saturday night’s loss to Utah.
According to the Los Angeles Times, Sarkisian said Wheeler’s injury occurred on the third play of the game, but he did not come out “until after seven or eight more plays.”
“He fought through it until he just couldn’t anymore,” Sarkisian said during his Sunday teleconference. “That’s the biggest thing we lose without him being out there.”
The 6-foot-7, 280-pound Wheeler started every game for the Trojans over the last two seasons. Sarkisian said senior Aundrey Walker will take over for Wheeler at left tackle Saturday at Washington State.
The 6-foot-6, 315-pound Walker has started 18 games for the Trojans in his career. Sarkisian praised Walker’s effort in relief of Wheeler against the Utes.
“I thought Aundrey did an admirable job stepping in against a really good defensive line, against a very good pass rusher in (Utah’s) Nate Orchard,” Sarkisian said. “So I think he’ll continue to improve.”
After starting 10 of the team’s first 12 games at right guard last season, Walker went down with a broken left ankle against UCLA on November 30. That injury kept Walker out of spring practice and slowed his return to the field.
Now with Wheeler going down, Walker will return to left tackle, where he made seven starts in 2012.
USC is now 5-3 after Saturday night’s loss.
For more USC news, visit TrojanSports.com.
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