College football notes
Published 10:22 pm Wednesday, September 17, 2008
OKLAHOMA: Defensive tackle DeMarcus Granger will be out at least four weeks and could miss the rest of the season because of a left foot injury.
Coach Bob Stoops said Wednesday night that Granger and doctors were determining whether to insert a pin, which would take him out of action for an extended period.
Granger, a 300-pound junior, has a reputation for being one of the second-ranked Sooners’ top run-stuffers but had slipped to the second team after being sidelined by a back injury in preseason camp. After he had been sent home following a shoplifting arrest in Arizona, the Sooners gave up 349 yards rushing — the highest total in Stoops’ tenure — to high-powered West Virginia in the Fiesta Bowl in January. That was the only game he didn’t play in over the last two seasons.
Granger was hurt in the second quarter of Oklahoma’s 55-14 victory at Washington on Saturday. One play after he was flagged for a personal foul for shoving down an offensive linemen after the whistle, three Huskies linemen teamed up to push Granger to the ground and pile on top of him. After being helped off the field, he returned to the sideline on crutches.
“The play before was just football. The guy moved, Granger jumped the ball. That’s what we’re taught to do. That’s what he did,” said Gerald McCoy, who lined up next to Granger on the plays. “They took it personal. That’s just how they took it. How they responded to it is just how they responded to it. I’m not going to speak on that.”
Stoops has said the Sooners won’t be “whining” about the triple-team that resulted in Granger’s injury.
“Those things happen in football. That’s been going on for years in football, especially when you have two lines colliding,” said defensive line coach Jackie Shipp, a former linebacker. “That’s been happening for the longest of long times. It goes on at every level — in high school, pro, college. Those things happen. In this game, you’ve got to learn how to take care of yourself.”
WAC: Western Athletic Conference commissioner Karl Benson said the replay official in the Wisconsin-Fresno State game made a mistake when he overturned a fumble call during the third quarter. Wisconsin appeared to be in position to get another score when DeAndre Levy recovered a fumble by Devon Wylie at the Fresno State 26 in the third quarter with Badgers leading 10-0. But the call was overturned on a replay review, ruled an incomplete pass, and the Bulldogs went on to score on that drive. Wisconsin won the game 13-10.
LOUISVILLE 38, KANSAS STATE 29: At Louisville, Ky., freshman Victor Anderson ran for 176 yards and three touchdowns for Louisville.
Anderson scored on runs of 29, 56, and 27 yards as the Cardinals (2-1) overpowered the visiting Wildcats (2-1), rolling up 578 yards of total offense, including 303 on the ground.
Louisville quarterback Hunter Cantwell threw for 274 yards and two touchdowns and Doug Beaumont had nine receptions for 119 yards.
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