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College Football Injury Report: Week 3

By Evan Whitmoyer

LINCOLN, NE - SEPTEMBER 08: Quarterback Adrian Martinez #2 of the Nebraska Cornhuskers outruns linebacker Davion Taylor #5 of the Colorado Buffaloes to score in the first half at Memorial Stadium on September 8, 2018 in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Photo by Steven Branscombe/Getty Images)
LINCOLN, NE - SEPTEMBER 08: Quarterback Adrian Martinez #2 of the Nebraska Cornhuskers outruns linebacker Davion Taylor #5 of the Colorado Buffaloes to score in the first half at Memorial Stadium on September 8, 2018 in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Photo by Steven Branscombe/Getty Images) /
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Running Back Injuries

Bryce Love – Stanford

The most significant running back injury was suffered by Bryce Love, a Heisman candidate and the star running back for Stanford. He will not play against UC Davis this weekend due to an undisclosed injury.

Cameron Scarlett is expected to start in Love’s place, but Love is expected to return for Week 4 against Oregon. Scarlett is a senior running back who has significant playing time as a backup running back. It will be interesting to see how much success he has as a starter against an FCS defense.

Rodney Anderson – Oklahoma

Due to a knee injury, Oklahoma starting running back Rodney Anderson will miss the rest of the season. The No. 5 team in the nation will be without their lead back who had over 1,000 rushing yards last season and may have done the same this season.

Now, the Sooners will lean on Trey Sermon, Marcelias Sutton, and T.J. Pledger to help them get back to the College Football Playoff. Sermon is expected to be the starter, but the Sooners have a lot of depth at running back and will have multiple players rushing the ball throughout the season.

Rodney Smith – Minnesota

Rodney Smith also suffered a knee injury that will force him to sit out the rest of his redshirt senior season. Minnesota will now be without one of the best running backs in the Big 10. Smith rushed for 2,962 yards in his college career, and he will be greatly missed by a Minnesota team that wanted to compete with Wisconsin to win the Big Ten West.

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