Alabama will have Damien Harris for the Iron Bowl, but what other college football stars show up on this week’s injury report?
It is the last week of the college football regular season. Conference championships will be decided and huge rivalry games are on the schedule this week. Unfortunately, in football, no team is fully healthy at this time of the year. Here is a look at who shows up on the Week 13 injury report.
Quarterbacks
Brock Purdy, Iowa State
Purdy limped off the field during Iowa State’s loss to Texas. After being sacked five times and taking multiple shots, Matt Campbell benched him with around five minutes to play. Fortunately, Campbell said after the game Purdy will be fine for this week against Kansas State.
Eric Dungey, Syracuse
Dungey left last week’s game against Notre Dame with a back injury according to Dino Babers. He left in the first quarter with over five minutes to go. Babers said he hopes Dungey can play this week against Boston College, but his status remains questionable. If Dungey cannot go, expect to see Tommy DeVito.
Alex Hornibrook, Wisconsin
Hornibrook will miss another game for Wisconsin due to a head injury he suffered a few weeks ago. Jack Coan will once again start for the Badgers.
Running Backs
Damien Harris, Alabama
Harris suffered a concussion in Alabama’s win over The Citadel last week. Nick Saban said he feared it might have been a neck injury, but there were no signs of one. Harris will be good to go against Auburn in this year’s Iron Bowl after clearing the concussion protocol.
CJ Verdell, Oregon
Verdell took a big hit to the ribs last week against Arizona State. The running back has also dealt with a hip and neck injury so far this season. Mario Cristobal said earlier this week he expects him to play in the Civil War against Oregon State.
Berkley Edwards, Michigan
Edwards was knocked out of Michigan’s game against Indiana last week with a concussion. It was a scary sight as trainers immobilized and carted him off the field after taking a hit to the head. He was hospitalized for further evaluation but Jim Harbaugh confirmed it was nothing more than a concussion. He hopes Edwards will be available for the Ohio State game.
Mike Weber, Ohio State
Weber missed last week’s game against Michigan State with a thigh contusion. Fortunately, the Buckeyes got some good news earlier in the week and he is cleared to play against Michigan. As part of Ohio State’s backfield duo with J.K. Dobbins, Weber is second on the team in rushing yards with 711 along with four touchdowns.
Wide Receivers
John Hightower, Boise State
Hightower missed the Broncos’ game last week against New Mexico. Bryan Harsin said his status remains unknown for this week against Utah State. The winner of Saturday night’s game wins the Mountain West championship so having Hightower would be huge. He is third on the team in receiving yards and leader A.J. Richardson has been limited as well. Boise State could be short a few weapons in this crucial game.
Hunter Renfrow, Clemson
Renfrow left last week’s game against Duke after landing on his head. Dabo Swinney believes he suffered a concussion but is still unsure if that is the case. Renfrow has been the Tigers’ most consistent receiver for the past two years and, before the injury occurred, broke a school record for the most games in a row with a catch at 39.
Justin Jefferson, LSU
Jefferson missed practice the first two days this week. He was back at practice on Wednesday and is “questionable” for Saturday against Texas A&M. Jefferson leads the Tigers in catches with 45 and yards with 725.
Tight Ends
Brevin Jordan, Miami
Jordan injured his ankle in Miami’s win over Virginia Tech last week. Mark Richt said during his press conference on Sunday he does not expect him to play against Pittsburgh. In addition to Jordan, Will Mallory also hurt his knee last week and he is doubtful as well. Miami will likely have no scholarship tight ends for this weekend.
Kano Dillon, Oregon
Dillon missed last week’s game with a strained ab. Mario Cristobal said he is “probable” for this week’s game against Oregon State in the Civil War. Dillon is the Duck’s second-leading tight end with 110 yards and two touchdowns for the season.
Josh Falo, USC
Falo has a knee contusion he suffered against UCLA last week. His status for this week against Notre Dame is “questionable”. Falo is the Trojans’ best tight end with 158 yards and is averaging 15.8 yards per catch, second the team.
Defensive Stars
Breiden Fehoko, LSU
Fehoko will miss the rest of this season due to a torn bicep according to Ed Orgeron. While the injury occurred during the game against Georgia on October, Orgeron felt Fehoko could return at some point this year. Glen Logan has taken his place on the defensive line and that should continue this week when they face Texas A&M.
Jordan Parker, Oklahoma
Parker was suited up to play last week against Kansas, but later returned to the field in street clothes and did not play. Lincoln Riley would not go into detail on what the injury is but his status for this week against West Virginia remains uncertain. Parker has started at safety since the Texas Tech game and has eight tackles on the season.
Deionte Thompson, Alabama
Thompson suffered a bruised knee last week. Nick Saban mentioned it is not too serious and he should play against Auburn this week. Saban also said he could have put him back in, but did not want to risk further damage.