Saturday, August 25, 2007

COLLEGE FOOTBALL NEWS AND NOTES


Tennessee TE Brad Cottam will be out for most of his senior season with a left wrist injury. Cottam injured his wrist during a scrimmage this week and has already undergone surgery.....
Oregon State WR Sammie Stroughter, who had been considered a leading prospect for the 2008 draft after he led the Pac-10 last season with 74 receptions and almost 1,300 yards, will reportedly take an indefinite leave of absence with to deal with several personal issues. Stroughter still has a redshirt available so could return next season if he doesn’t return later this fall or enter the upcoming NFL draft. Stroughter reportedly has been dealing with the grief of losing several people close to him, including two family members and a former assistant coach.....
South Carolina QB Blake Mitchell is one of three Gamecocks who will be suspended from the team’s season opener for missing summer school classes....
Starting Southern California RB Chauncey Washington sprained his right shoulder in ascrimmage this week and could miss the Trojans’ season opener. Washington, a fifth-year senior who sat out two years because of academic difficulties, led the Trojans in rushing last year with 744 yards on 157 carries.....
Boston College will reportedly not assess either OT Gosder Cherilus or DeJuan Tribble additional team discipline after the duo were charged charged with assault and battery in connection with a July bar fight. Both Cherilus and Tribble are considered first-day prospects for the 2008 draft. The two players reportedly will plead not guilty at their arraignment October 1.

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