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PIRATE FOOTBALL COUNTDOWN: DAY 3/ Injury shoe on the other foot…
When you look back at the 2008 Pirates’ football success, it’s remarkable that Skip Holtz’ fourth edition was able to achieve the CUSA Championship and 9-5 record, particularly when you consider that ECU lost 41 starts due to injury, which was among the most in the FBS.
This year, at least to start the season, the injury report is much more concise:
RB Brandon Jackson r. thumb PROBABLE
LB Melvin Patterson r. leg DOUBTFUL
WR Michael Bowman l. arm OUT
FB Ben Herlocker l. knee OUT
RB J.R. Rogers l. knee OUT
Just so happens the injury problems may be on the other foot this year (pun intended) as ASU all-everything Senior QB Armanti Edwards was reported as questionable for Saturday’s season-opener versus the Pirates, with further determinations to be made Wednesday. Edwards, who injured his foot this summer after an accident involving a lawnmower, practiced Monday, but the 35-stitch wound apparently did not respond well.
If Edwards’ doesn’t make it for Saturday, the Mountaineers will be losing their top returning passer and rusher. If Edward’s does play, ASU can bank on Edward’s efficiency, as he only threw one INT in 2008. On the other hand, Edwards might not be enough, as ECU in 30-2 v. FCS since 1978.
Also on the Mountaineers injury report:
PROBABLE
OL Corbett Harris (ankle)
DOUBTFUL
OL Daniel Kilgore (ankle)
OUT
QB Jamal Jackson (thumb)
DL Justin Johnson (ankle)
DL Mark Moll (ankle)
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