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Week 1 Wrap-Up: 10 Observations, 10 Questions, New Top 10, Heisman List, Injury Updates, Week 2 Preview

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BREAKING News: The Match-up between LSU-Troy In Baton Rouge, Louisiana This Saturday Nite has been Postponed. Tiger Stadium has been damaged by Hurricane Gustav.
Rescheduled Date: Saturday November 15th (LSU’s Bye Week). LSU Will have an extra week to prepare for North Texas this Saturady Nite - September 13.
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UCLA QB Olson Breaks Foot

UCLA senior starting quarterback Ben Olson broke the fifth metatarsal in his right foot during practice Saturday and is expected to miss up to eight weeks with the injury, according to a report on the Seattle Times web site Sunday.  Olson suffered the very same injury April 24.  X-rays taken Sunday revealed the fracture and [...]

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Gators Lose Star Tight End

The Florida Gators have lost starting tight end Cornelius Ingram for the 2008 season.
Ingram suffered a torn ACL in practice on Thursday.
A fifth-year senior, Ingram could petition the NCAA for another year of eligibility but is expected to move on to the NFL next season.
One of the nation’s best tight ends, [...]

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Auburn Loses Starting DB

The Auburn Tigers have lost starting defensive back Aairon Savage for the 2008 season.
Savage underwent successful knee surgery yesterday after injuring his knee in practice earlier in the week.
He is eligible for a medical redshirt and will return for the 2009 season with two years of eligibility remaining.
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Florida Star ‘Ahead Of Schedule’ In Rehab

Florida coach Urban Meyer has told the Florida Sports Writers Association that Gators’ star Percy Harvin is “ahead of schedule” in his recovery from offseason heel surgery.
“We are being very cautious with him, but he’s progressing well and should be ready for the start of Fall practice,” Meyer told the FSWA [...]

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Huskies Will Open Season Without Leading Tackler

The Washington Huskies will have to open the 2008 season without outside linebacker E.J. Savannah, their leading tackler a year ago.
A Washington team spokesman confirmed that Savannah recently broke his left arm in non-football related activity and may miss the first 3-4 weeks of the season.
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Missouri’s Alexander Reinjures Knee

The highly-rated Missouri Tigers have suffered a preseason blow to their title hopes as wide receiver Danario Alexander has retorn a ligament in his left knee.
Alexander, a junior, had 37 receptions for 417 yards and two touchdowns for the Tigers last season.
Missouri hopes to have Alexander back in time for their [...]

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Georgia’s Southerland To Miss Early Games

The Georgia Bulldogs’ senior fullback, Brannan Southerland, will miss the start of the 2008 college football season following surgery to repair a stress fracture in his left foot.
Georgia’s director of sports medicine, Ron Courson, said that Southerland will probably be out 3-4 months and will likely miss the team’s first 3-4 [...]

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