Injuries: Pupello unknown; Ford, Schmidt fine
USF coach Jim Leavitt said Sunday that he won't know the severity of tight end Trent Pupello's ankle/foot injury until Monday morning, but that looks to be the only lingering injury from USF's 56-7 win against Tennessee-Martin on Saturday.
Offensive coordinator Greg Gregory said he saw Pupello getting treatment from trainers Sunday morning, and the sophomore tight end told him he would be ready to play this week.
Leavitt said running back Mike Ford (ankle) and offensive tackle Ryan Schmidt (knee) would both be fine for this week's game at Central Florida, saying that they remained on the sidelines after their injuries because he wanted to see other players in game action at their positions. USF receiver Carlton Mitchell, who did not have a catch and appeared to have only one pass thrown in his direction, is fully healthy, Leavitt said.
As for changes to USF's ranking, the Bulls aren't likely to move too far in either poll. The Bulls will certainly jump ahead of Virginia Tech, which lost to East Carolina on Saturday, and will move ahead of Illinois in the coaches' poll. No. 24 Alabama, which had a convincing win against No. 9 Clemson, could move ahead of USF, but it's hard to say if the Tigers will drop below them.
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great news, nothing worse than losing players in the opener.
Posted by: jarred | August 31, 2008 at 02:48 PM
The new polls won't be out till Tuesday afternoon because Tenn plays UCLA on Monday
Posted by: Smooth | August 31, 2008 at 03:12 PM