Reports: ankle injury likely to keep WR Michael Pittman out of USC’s opener

In his college football preview Bible, the great Phil Steele had Michael Pittman listed as one of three starting wide receivers for USC.  With the start of a new season a little more than two weeks away, Pittman doesn’t appear set to make that magazine projection come to fruition. According to multiple reports, Pittman suffered an ankle injury during practice Tuesday and was taken off the field via a cart after having a boot placed on his left foot.  While X-rays taken post-practice showed no break or fracture, the sophomore has been diagnosed with the dreaded high-ankle sprain. As a result, the Los Angeles Daily News writes that “[i]t seems unlikely he would be able to play against Western Michigan.”

Nick Saban: 'Why do we even play? Why do we have practice?'

Alabama?coach Nick Saban isn't a fan of preseason predictions, especially concerning his players, as evidenced by his rant Wednesday when asked about redshirt sophomore linebacker Christian Miller. With the Tide's opener against the Florida State Seminoles looming on Sept. 2, Saban was asked about how Miller was faring in practice. And that was all the opening that Saban needed to start venting. "Oh, I don't know. You guys make all these predictions about everything, about guys who are going to be great players, that have been here for two years. Who's gonna win all the games? I don't even know why we play," Saban told reporters. "Why do we even play? Why do we have practice? Why do we compete?

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Bowling Green's Jake Suder attempts 53-yard FG with scholarship on the line (Video)

Jake Suder hit 9-of-12 field goals for Bowling Green in 2016. If you can make a kick with a scholarship on the line, you can probably make one in a pressure-packed moment in a game, right? Suder drilled it, and his teammates went crazy.