Colin Simmons and Cam Coleman Are Off the Injury Report for LSU, and Texas Heads to Baton Rouge Nearly Whole
Wednesday night's SEC availability report did not list Simmons or Coleman — both are set to play Saturday night at Tiger Stadium. Hero Kanu is questionable, Whit Weeks is questionable for LSU, and four Longhorns are out.
AUSTIN — The best injury news Texas could get on a Wednesday night is two names missing from the list, and that is what the SEC's initial availability report delivered: edge rusher Colin Simmons and receiver Cam Coleman do not appear on it, and both are set to play Saturday night when Texas faces LSU at Tiger Stadium (6:30 p.m. CT, ABC), On3 and Burnt Orange Nation reported.
Simmons, who leads the nation with 10.5 sacks according to TigerRag, suffered a high-ankle sprain against Florida on Oct. 17 and returned for limited use in the win over Missouri; Coleman, the Auburn transfer, missed the Missouri game entirely with a shoulder injury. Defensive backs Graceson Littleton and Kade Phillips and receiver Ryan Wingo, all of whom played banged up against Missouri, also do not appear on the report. Texas's one open question is defensive lineman Hero Kanu, listed as questionable — On3 described a tear in his upper arm and shoulder, and TigerRag reported a torn bicep, with 26 tackles, four for loss and four quarterback hurries this season.
Four Longhorns are out, all of them expected: running back Hollywood Smothers and offensive tackle Trevor Goosby are out for the year, and edge rusher Richard Wesley and tight end Nick Townsend are also out after missing the Missouri game.
LSU's list is longer and its biggest name is a maybe. Senior linebacker Whit Weeks was upgraded to questionable after breaking his fibula against Texas A&M on Sept. 26, undergoing surgery and missing the Tigers' last five games, TigerRag reported — he was doubtful last week and then ruled out against Alabama. Defensive end Gabriel Reliford, who tore his ACL in spring practice and has missed the entire season, is suddenly probable and could make his season debut, and starting right tackle Weston Davis is probable after leaving the Alabama loss with an ankle injury. Out for LSU: safety Dashawn Spears, receiver Phillip Wright III, linebacker Charles Ross II and defensive tackle Richard Anderson. The report updates Thursday and Friday before final game-day designations on Saturday.
