Arizona State coach Kenny Dillingham provided an update today on some of the injuries the team is facing after being decimated by them the first three games of the season.
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#ArizonaState injury update from coach Kenny Dillingham
Returning from injury: QB Drew Pyne, TE Jalin Conyers, DL Anthoine Cooper
Questionable: OL Cade Briggs
Doubtful: QB Trenton Bourguet, DE Clayton Smith #ForksUp pic.twitter.com/M5ENqtHkIv
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Dillingham said that sophomore QB Drew Pyne, junior TE Jalin Conyers and senior DL Anthonie Cooper will be healthy for Saturday’s game against No. 5 USC.
In the third quarter of his first game of the season last Saturday, Pyne suffered a “muscular” injury in the same leg where he had been dealing with a hamstring injury. Pyne took first-team reps today and will likely start Saturday’s game against No. 5 USC with Jacob Conover serving as his backup. Pyne went 5-of-13 for 53 yards with two interceptions and two fumbles lost against Fresno State.
Conyers did not suit up for Saturday’s game with an unspecified injury. The star tight end was a full participant in practice today and will be ready to go for Saturday.
Cooper has not player the entire season dealing with an unspecified injury. He was also a full participant today and will likely start against USC, a huge boost for the defensive line.
Defensive tackle Anthonie Cooper, who has yet to play this year due to injury, is practicing with the first team today and is in line to make his season debut this Saturday against USC.
D-Line coach Vince Amey shouted, “Oh yeah, Cooper’s back!” pic.twitter.com/VU2HnbNQ2J
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“There’s a chance” key reserve offensive lineman Cade Briggs, a junior transfer from Texas Tech could return Saturday, Dillingham said. Briggs has not suited up for ASU the last two games with an unspecified injury, but would provide much needed depth on the offensive line.
Saturday’s starting quarterback Trenton Bourguet and starting defensive end Clayton Smith are doubtful. Both suffered left leg injuries in the first quarter and had a hard time putting any pressure on them when coming off the field.
Reported Injuries
Here were all of the reported injuries before and after Saturday’s game:
#ArizonaState players out tonight:
QB Jaden Rashada
RB DeCarlos Brooks
TE Jalin Conyers
WR Jordyn Tyson
RT Emmit Bohle
LT Isaia Glass
OL Cade Briggs
OL Ben Coleman
DL Anthoine Cooper— Burn City Sports (@BurnCitySports) September 17, 2023
At least eight injuries I counted tonight for #ArizonaState after the Sun Devils had nine coming in.
QB Trenton Bourguet
QB Drew Pyne
DE Clayton Smith
RB Tevin White
WR Melquan Stovall
TE Bryce Pierre
RG Joey Ramos
RT Max Iheanchor@BurnCitySports https://t.co/NeRAAZZwJy— Brendan Mau (@brendan_mau) September 17, 2023
The other injuries that have been reported are:
- Freshman QB Jaden Rashada will be out 4-6 weeks with an injury that has been lingering since high school and was re-aggravated against Oklahoma State.
- Graduate right tackle Emmit Bohle is out of the season with a serious leg injury.
- Freshman DB Montana Warren is out for at least 4-6 more weeks with a shoulder injury suffered at Camp Tontozona.
- Transfers Jordyn Tyson (sophomore WR from Colorado) and Ben Coleman (graduate OL from Cal) are out for the majority of the season with injuries suffered before getting to ASU.
- Graduate OL Aaron Frost has dressed, but not played a snap yet on the season, as he is still recovering from an ACL injury.
- Starting junior left tackle Isaia Glass has not played in the last two games due to an unspecified injury.
- Sophomore running back Tevin White limped off the field after a fumble in the third quarter Saturday. He practiced today.
- Graduate transfer (Colorado State) wide receiver Melquan Stovall went down in the fourth quarter on Saturday after taking a huge hit to the chest area.
- Senior tight end Bryce Pierre, ASU’s leading receiver on Saturday and fill-in starter for Jalin Conyers, also exited the game with an injury. He practiced today.
- Senior starting right guard Joey Ramos was “rolled up on” near the end of Saturday’s game. He practiced today.
- Junior JUCO transfer right tackle Max Iheanchor, who started Saturday in place of Bohle, also suffered an injury during the loss.
Other than injuries, wide receiver Jake Smith and safety Xavion Alford are suspended by the NCAA for the year after their two-time transfer waivers were denied.
Most, if not all, of the above mentioned players would have likely been included in Arizona State’s two-deep depth chart.
The injury update from Dillingham was better than expected today, but the Sun Devils still face a lot of problems heading into USC.
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Brendan Mau is a Phoenix Suns insider and college sports reporter for Burn City Sports. You can follow him on X via @Brendan_Mau
