An injury-marred opening week of the college football season began with Arizona star linebacker Scooby Wright tearing cartilage in his left knee and ended with Virginia Tech quarterback Michael Brewer breaking his collarbone.
They are expected to return sometime this season. Plenty of other players weren’t as fortunate.
Pittsburgh running back James Conner, TCU linebacker Sammy Douglas, Notre Dame running back Tarean Folston, BYU quarterback Taysom Hill, Syracuse quarterback Terrel Hunt and UCLA defensive tackle Eddie Vanderdoes suffered likely season-ending injuries.
Clemson receiver Mike Williams could miss the remainder of the season with a small fracture in his neck. Kansas State coach Bill Snyder says quarterback Jesse Ertz will be out “for quite some time.”
All those injuries are forcing teams to rely on their depth earlier than expected.
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