College Football Week 6 Injury Report & Early Predictions: Clemson vs. Boston College (2022)
Let’s take a look at the College Football Week 6 injury report and early predictions for this week’s game: Clemson vs. Boston College.
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College Football Week 6 Injury Report & Early Predictions: Clemson vs. Boston College
Clemson (-20.5) at Boston College
Clemson star DT Bryan Bresee missed Saturday’s win over NC State with what was labeled a “non-football medical issue.†I heard it involved Bresee’s kidney. ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported that Bresee is “not expected to be out for long.†Clemson has deemed Bresee “day-to-day.â€
Clemson was also without DEs Justin Thomas and Xavier Thomas in that game. Foster is out indefinitely for undisclosed reasons, and Thomas has a foot injury that’s expected to sideline him into mid-October at least. I had heard rumors that DT Tyler Davis would be withheld against NC State, but he ended up playing, a godsend with Bresee unexpectedly ruled out on gameday.
Because of Clemson’s frequent injuries up front the past few years, the vaunted unit of Bresee, Thomas, Davis, and Myles Murphy has played together on less than 30 of the more than 1,900 defensive snaps Clemson has taken since the start of 2020.
Clemson additionally played without CBs Sheridan Jones and Malcolm Greene against NCSU. Swinney told reporters that he believes he’ll have both for the BC game this weekend.
Swinney expressed the same optimism over S RJ Mickens’ status. Mickens was knocked out of Saturday’s game with an upper-body injury. Swinney indicated that a medical evaluation had cleared Mickens of any potentially serious injury.
Saturday’s game against Boston College is a potential opportunity for Swinney to sit a bunch of guys who aren’t 100 percent. But Swinney also may view it as an opportunity to get those same defenders low-leverage work before the schedule picks up again.
If you’re interested in betting this game, on either side, you need to monitor Swinney’s comments about his injured defenders this week. Keep in mind that Boston College has a bottom-25 offensive line in the entire nation, and Clemson’s front-7 is ludicrous when at full strength.
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