The Terrelle Pryor era is underway in Columbus, Ohio. Ohio State coach Jim Tressel announced Tuesday that his top recruit will get his first start against Minnesota.
And barring any significant setbacks, running back Chris “Beanie” Wells will return to the starting lineup after suffering a foot injury against Ohio three weeks ago.
At Penn State, suspended players Maurice Evans and Abe Karoma returned to practice on Tuesday for the first time since the two were charged with possession of marijuana. While the stud defensive lineman practiced, there is no official word whether or not they will play this weekend against Illinois.
Penn State coach Joe Paterno will return to the sidelines to coach against the Fighting Illini this weekend after watching the second half against Temple from the coaches box last weekend. Paterno suffered a knee injury three days before the opening game of the season and aggravated on Saturday at Beaver Stadium.
After seeing Paterno’s injury, and hearing of Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis’s injury, coach Pat Fitzgerald addressed whether he worries about injuries on the sidelines.
“Every single rep I worry,” Fitzgerald said. “Somebody asked me a couple weeks ago why I move around so much. It’s because I’m getting the H away from the ball… You’ve got to really be careful on kicking plays.”
Fitzgerald said he questions the no sideline warning rule, stating it was a knee-jerk reaction to what happened in the Texas-Rice bowl game a season ago.
Fitzgerald said he has taken a fair share of hits, but hasn’t suffered injuries like that of Weis or Paterno.
“I’ve had about three guys go through my legs, which has been fun,” he said. “I had to jam some headgear down one time and play a cut like I was a linebacker. It’s a dangerous world out there.”
While Northwestern fans have been concerned with the status of star running back Tyrell Sutton, other Big Ten fans have been doing the same. A variety of injuries surfaced on Tuesday around the Big Ten.
At Indiana, starting cornerback Chris Phillips tore his ACL, and will miss the remainder of the season. Nick Polk, a starting safety, also suffered a knee injury against Ball State that will force him to miss the Hoosiers game against Michigan State in Bloomington. Polk’s fellow safety Austin Thomas is questionable for the contest.
Purdue will be without linebacker Jason Werner, a force on the outside this weekend against Notre Dame, the lone Big Ten team playing a non-conference opponent. Werner has missed the Boilermakers first three games after having a bone chop removed from his back.
Two Purdue offensive lineman, Kyle Adams and Jared Zwilling, are listed as questionable for their game with the Fighting Irish in South Bend, Ind.
The most impressive freshman running back in the Big Ten, Sam McGuffie, of YouTube fame, will have two key pieces blocking in front of him when Wisconsin travels to Ann Arbor, Mich. on Saturday. Mark Ortmann and Mary Huyge should be back to help bolster Michigan’s rushing attack against the No. 9 ranked Badgers.
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