NCAAF Impact Injuries 10/19
NCAAF Impact Injuries
Written by: Corey March
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Injury data like this isn’t available publicly and bookmakers are sometimes unaware of injuries that may affect upcoming games.
Here are a few important injuries from last week:
Khalil Tate, QB (Arizona)
- Injury: Left Ankle Sprain
- Timeline: Out
- Impact: Khalil Tate will make you scratch your head as often as any quarterback in the nation, but he has a knack for giving his team a chance to win. With Tate on the sideline, the Wildcats offense is faced with some stark adjustments. Backup Rhett Rodriguez brings a very different playing style to the huddle – he’s shown no mobility and is less aggressive throwing the ball downfield. How will this approach fare against a UCLA team that appears to be on the rise? If Arizona can avoid an early deficit, a conservative approach might be the recipe for success to cover this +9.5 spread. Both defenses stack up evenly and Arizona’s edge at running backs is enough to have me believe that this spread has overinflated – I’ll take the points, ideally at +10.
Deondre Francois, QB (Florida St)
- Injury: Hyperextended Left Knee
- Timeline: Questionable
- Impact: Francois will have limited mobility if he’s able to suit up for this weekend’s match with Wake Forest. If he can’t go, FSU will turn to James Blackman who performed admirably when called on in a lost 2017 season. Neither one offers much in the ground game but this could further limit Francois in the pocket against a Wake Forest defense that can generate pressure. The way to beat the Demon Deacons is with the running game – demonstrated in their 60-point defeat last week against Clemson. The FSU offense has shown no signs of a functional running game this season, averaging a miserable 2.7 yards per carry. The decisive matchups will be the Wake Forest offense against the stout FSU defense and whether the Seminoles can generate enough offense in this soft matchup. FSU should be favored to pull out the victory but laying 10-points has me squarely on-board with Wake Forest.
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