Injury update?

On a related note, is there a concussion protocol in NCAA football like there is in the NFL? There's been two games now where Smith has just gotten crushed on a helmet to helmet hit right before halftime and has come right back in both games (Indiana and Nebraska).
 
HawkeyeMike23 said:
On a related note, is there a concussion protocol in NCAA football like there is in the NFL? There's been two games now where Smith has just gotten crushed on a helmet to helmet hit right before halftime and has come right back in both games (Indiana and Nebraska).
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When I watched the replay of the game, I saw that the trainers were worried about his neck and doing a lot of testing/feeling in that area. Still scary, but it seems as though there wasn't a concern about a concussion at all. And when he checked out okay on the spinal side of things, there was no reason to hold him out.

Edit: I mean the Nebraska replay. Not sure about Indiana.
 
All ready according to other site.
Wadley available this week as well as LD.
Nate M. ready.
CJ still not 100% but as ready as nebby game.
Ike ready.
 
HawkinGoferLand said:
Niemann practiced today and per KF barring a setback will play
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Wow. Are we doing enough to protect guys with concussions? Does the NCAA establish and enforce concussion protocol or does the team have that latitude?

I think back to ARob's last season. Concussed against Sparty and didn't he suffer another one two weeks later?
 
skinnykilmer17 said:
Wow. Are we doing enough to protect guys with concussions? Does the NCAA establish and enforce concussion protocol or does the team have that latitude?

I think back to ARob's last season. Concussed against Sparty and didn't he suffer another one two weeks later?
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Q. Neimann was all-conference honorable mention. Is he going to be available?
KIRK FERENTZ: Hope so. Plan on it. Yeah, he practiced today.
Q. Was it a concussion?
KIRK FERENTZ: Yeah, he’s going through that right now, but he’s doing great. He could always turn the other way, you never know. Those things are unpredictable, but I think he’s good to go. (there was more on this on another site, but yes they go through concussion protocol. I think he was limited participation in practice)
Q. Nate Meier?
KIRK FERENTZ: Hopefully. He’s on a limited basis right now. It’s a soft tissue issue.
 
Meier out would be huge. We're already depleted on D-Line and have no pass rush without a blitz. Would really like to see Nelson get a mean streak in this game. If we don't pressure Cook, he'll cut us up. The time to open a big can of blitz is now, Phil.


The Nebraska game was won because they have a quarterback who makes terrible decisions and repeatedly threw errant interceptions. A competent QB would have completely changed that game.
 
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MSU and Iowa are a couple of the only teams using a FB. Plewa and Cox went down last year and we suffered even with 2 NFL players on our line. This year with Plewa/Cox, the run game is humming.

I see MSU's FB was injured last week:

MSU senior fullback Trevon Pendleton went down Saturday with a left leg injury that looked significant. The best fullback of Dantonio’s tenure, missing the ultimate fullback showcase against Iowa? It wouldn’t be the 2015 Spartans without something.
 
HawkinGoferLand said:
MSU and Iowa are a couple of the only teams using a FB. Plewa and Cox went down last year and we suffered even with 2 NFL players on our line. This year with Plewa/Cox, the run game is humming.

I see MSU's FB was injured last week:

MSU senior fullback Trevon Pendleton went down Saturday with a left leg injury that looked significant. The best fullback of Dantonio’s tenure, missing the ultimate fullback showcase against Iowa? It wouldn’t be the 2015 Spartans without something.
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Agree, this could be a big loss for them on 3rd and short and 4th and short situations where they bring him in to block. He is their Plewa/Cox.
 
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