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College Football Betting News & Notes for Week 5
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Tuesday, Sept. 28 Update
By Stuckey
Nevada vs. Boise State Has My Attention
One line I’m watching very closely this week is Nevada vs. Boise State. I show value at +6.5 but would obviously love to grab +7, so I will wait patiently to see if it pops at any point.
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Quarterback Situations to Monitor in Week 5
In addition to the line for Nevada vs. Boise State, I’m also monitoring the following quarterback situations this week:
D’Eriq King, Miami
As reported by Manny Navarro of The Athletic,
“Manny Diaz said QB D’Eriq King is improving and feeling better every day. Diaz said King was ‘able to move around a little bit today.’”
Jack Coan, Notre Dame
As reported by Pete Sampson of The Athletic,
“[Notre Dame head coach] Brian Kelly asked about the quarterback situation. ‘If (Jack Coan) looks good, he’ll be our starter and Tyler Buchner will play.’ Adds that if Coan doesn’t respond in practice, that Drew Pyne would start with Buchner rotating.
Hendon Hooker, Tennessee
As reported by 99.1 The Sports Animal,
“Josh Heupel Missouri week Monday press conference is underway. Says he does not know Hendon Hooker‘s availability for Saturday just yet. Joe Milton was not 100% last Saturday, but available to play and did late.”
Jared Hall, BYU
As reported by Jay Drew of the Deseret News,
“Kalani Sitake says QB Jaren Hall ‘will be practicing today’ and most likely will be ready to play vs. USU on Friday, barring another setback.”
Nick Starkel, San Jose State
It will be interesting to see if the Spartans go with Wilson Eget or Nick Nash (who has been playing wide receiver).
Ryan Hilinski, Northwestern
Hilinski is now listed as the Wildcats starting quarterback, per Northwestern’s official depth chart.
Austin Kendall, Louisiana Tech
Kendall did not play last week due to COVID-19.
UCF Knights
As reported by Brandon Helwig of Rivals,
“Stepping in for the injured Dillon Gabriel, true freshman Mikey Keene gets the start at quarterback [over Joey Gatewood] this week when UCF visits Navy.”
Auburn Tigers
As reported by Justin Ferguson of the Auburn Observer,
“Auburn HC Bryan Harsin said earlier today that a decision hasn’t been made between starting Bo Nix or T.J. Finley for the LSU game.”
KJ Jefferson, Arkansas
As reported by Curtis Wilkerson of HawgSports.com,
“After having two of his best, KJ Jefferson and Treylon Burks, get banged up in Saturday’s 20-10 win over Texas A&M, Sam Pittman is optimistic both will be ready to roll against the Bulldogs.”
Doug Brumfield, UNLV
Doug Brumfield left the game against Fresno State with an injury. His status for Week 5 is unknown. There’s a big drop-off after him on the depth chart.
Kansas State Wildcats
As reported by Kellis Robinett of the Wichita Eagle, Will Howard left with an injury last game. It’s still unknown if original starting QB Skylar Thompson is healthy enough to go this weekend.
Kurtis Rourke, Ohio
Kurtis Rourke left in the fourth quarter with a knee injury vs. Northwestern in Week 4. UNLV transfer Armani Rogers would become full-time starter if Rourke misses any time.
Dorian Thompson-Robinson, UCLA
As reported by Ben Bolch of the Los Angeles Times,
“Chip Kelly said Dorian Thompson-Robinson is cleared to practice [Monday].”
Tyler Shough, Texas Tech (OUT)
As reported by Sam Khan Jr. of The Athletic,
“Texas Tech QB Tyler Shough broke his collarbone, Matt Wells said. Wells estimated he’ll be out six weeks and won’t be back until November.”
Rhett Rodriguez, UL Monroe
UL Monroe quarterback Rhett Rodriguez was hospitalized in intensive care with a collapsed lung due to an injury suffered on Saturday vs. Troy, per Heather Dinich of ESPN.
CJ Stroud, Ohio State
As reported by Michael Hanich of Saturday Tradition,
“On Monday, head coach Ryan Day said (CJ Stroud) is ‘feeling much better’ going into the week of practice, according to Dan Hope with Eleven Warriors. It is still in question if Stroud will be healthy enough to play on Saturday when Ohio State travels to face the Rutgers Scarlet Knights.”
USC Trojans Open Competition
Continue to monitor news related to the ongoing USC quarterback competition between Jaxson Dart (week-to-week) and Kedon Slovis (neck).
Christian Anderson, Army
Per Sal Interdonato via Twitter, “Jeff Monken said QB Christian Anderson is day to day after apparent shoulder injury vs. Miami (Ohio).”
“It’s a painful injury that he’s got. Fortunately, it’s not anything broken or anything like that. Just going to have to work on getting the swelling out and getting him healthy. He’s still hurting pretty good from the injury. We’ll get him rehabilitation every day. We’re just going to see how it progresses. We’re not sure on the timeline of it right now.”
