Month: October 2022

The quarterback has missed the last two games with a clavicle sprain.

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Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers will not play on Saturday vs. West Virginia but is aiming to return next week against No. 18 Oklahoma, ESPN’s Pete Thamel reports.

Ewers suffered a clavicle sprain in Texas’ second game of the season vs. Alabama and has missed each of the last two games, despite dressing for both, and is expected to do the same against the Mountaineers.

Before he went down, Ewers was off to a strong start to the season with 359 passing yards and two passing touchdowns in around five quarters of football. Hudson Card has taken over as starter in Ewers’ place, and he has put up 620 yards, three touchdowns and an interception in four games this season.

However, the Longhorns are 2–2 on the season, including losses to both Alabama and Texas Tech in games primarily played by Card instead of Ewers.

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If Ewers does return next week, it will be for his first taste of the Red River Rivalry. Oklahoma has had the upper hand recently, as Texas hasn’t beaten the Sooners since 2018 and only has one win since 2016.

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The “Big Noon Kickoff” crew discusses which undefeated teams raise more of a concern: The Michigan Wolverines, Clemson Tigers or the USC trojans. Michigan’s J.J. McCarthy only threw ten times in the second half last week, Caleb Williams has slowed down in previous seasons and Clemson barely escaped last week in overtime.

The 87-year-old wasn’t sitting at the desk when the pregame show began on Saturday.

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Lee Corso wasn’t at the desk for that start of Saturday’s College Gameday show at Clemson, sparking some concern from fans of the beloved analyst and former coach. 

However, the 87-year-old’s peers reassured viewers that he’s doing just fine. 

Host Rece Davis revealed early in Saturday’s show that Corso woke up in the morning feeling “a little bit” under the weather. The rest of the crew made sure that he got checked out and he’s already feeling better. 

“He’s feeling much better now, we’re happy to report,” Davis said. “Also happy to say that at one point, he told the doctors ‘Yeah, I feel this way because I said Clemson was overrated.’”

Kirk Herbstreit added: “He’s like ‘I’m never gonna talk bad about Clemson again.’ He’s in his typical Lee Corso sense of humor this morning.”

Desmond Howard also weighed in: “100%, we’re gonna miss him. His spirit is with us though.”

Corso, a former coach at Louisville (1969–72) and Indiana (1973–82), has been at ESPN since 1987. His tradition of donning mascot headgear for his predicted winner at the site of the weekly pregame show has become a staple of College Gameday for nearly the last three decades. 

Though Corso won’t be on hand Saturday, the rest the crew will be present for No. 5 Clemson’s game against No. 10 NC State. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET. 

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