The Colorado Buffaloes posted their pregame injury report late on Thursday night ahead of their trip to Salt Lake City to battle the Utah Utes, and fans now have a lot to be excited about. The Buffs, …
The Colorado Buffaloes posted their pregame injury report late on Thursday night ahead of their trip to Salt Lake City to battle the Utah Utes, and fans now have a lot to be excited about.
The Buffs, who have been arguably the most injured team in the Big 12, look to be finally getting some key players back after a week of rest and recuperation over their bye.
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Perhaps most importantly, RB/WR Drelon Miller and RB DeKalon Taylor are both absent from the injury report, indicating that they should be healthy and good to go against the Utes. Miller has been out since Colorado’s game against TCU, where he suffered an undisclosed injury. Taylor has been away for even longer, last playing in week four against Wyoming.
Both Miller and Taylor are extremely pivotal offensive weapons for CU. Miller’s dynamic presence in the backfield and at receiver provides the team a spark, while Taylor’s speed has easily made him Colorado’s premier pass-catching back. Having both of them back will almost certainly offer a significant boost for the offense, which will be much needed against a strong Utes defense.
Additionally, many players have been switched over from the questionable to probably category of the injury report, including CB Teon Parks, S Carter Stoutmire, LB Reginald Hughes, DT Amari McNeill, DE Brandon Davis-Swain, DT Anquin Barnes Jr. and DT Tawfiq Thomas.
Likely having Parks and Stoutmire back should provide a sizable jolt to a Colorado secondary that sorely needs help, while the return of McNeill, Davis-Swain, Barnes and Thomas indicates that the Buffs should be at full power in the trenches on Saturday.
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WR, Hykeen Williams, RB Simeon Price, OL Yahya Attia and OL Aki Ogunbiyi are the only players listed as out on the injury report. CBs RJ Johnson and Makari Vickers are listed as doubtful.
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Source: Utah News