Redshirt senior defensive end Diwun Black could miss up to the first four weeks of the season due to an academic issue, we've been told by multiple sources. Those sources also indicated to us that a successful appeal to the NCAA could cut it from four weeks to two weeks, but I'll never profess to know or predict how quickly the NCAA will respond to the appeal.
Ian Stewart, unfortunately, will be out for the year after sustaining a quad tear. Another tough turn for a respected player on the roster, one who missed most of the past two seasons due to injuries, including a stress reaction in his foot that occurred during pregame warmups at Rutgers last season.