Howard and Rapp Questionable for Saturday vs Wisky (UPDATE HOWARD OUT)

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Apparently both were dinged up last week. I think we all saw Rapp go out but Howard apparently was injured during his long TD play.

“Right now we don’t know where he’ll be by the end of the week. Trying to gauge exactly where he is as we get ourselves ready for the end of the week.” - HCMC

Not great.

****Just updating that Howard is now out indefinitely.
 
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I asked www.Grok.com to offer a best guess about Koby's injury:

A: I’d put the highest probability on a mild ankle or hamstring issue sustained on that big play. We’ll almost certainly get clearer status (limited practice, full go, or out) in the next 24–48 hours via the official Big Ten injury report or Campbell’s next media availability.
 
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I asked www.Grok.com to offer a best guess about Koby's injury:

A: I’d put the highest probability on a mild ankle or hamstring issue sustained on that big play. We’ll almost certainly get clearer status (limited practice, full go, or out) in the next 24–48 hours via the official Big Ten injury report or Campbell’s next media availability.
I don't think he'll play.
 

KingLando

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No Howard is a very bad thing for us...you don't want anyone to suffer an injury but he was one of 3-5 guys we couldn't lose
 

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Wow, bad news about Howard. Not sure we can beat USC, Michigan or UDub without him. No big play threat. Add on no Granville and we are definitely weaker perhaps significantly weaker on both sides of the ball.
 

PSUForever

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Hold the phone on this Howard injury. Has it been verified from the time of the presser to a few hours later that it is leaked to be a hairline fibula fracture?
 

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Wow, bad news about Howard. Not sure we can beat USC, Michigan or UDub without him. No big play threat. Add on no Granville and we are definitely weaker perhaps significantly weaker on both sides of the ball.
Keep in mind that football is a collision 💥 sport. Every team will have injury caused attrition.
 

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Hold the phone on this Howard injury. Has it been verified from the time of the presser to a few hours later that it is leaked to be a hairline fibula fracture?
That seems highly unlikely. He has been catching footballs on the practice field. Tengwall thinks it is unlikely he plays this Saturday though. He had an interesting take that the staff is going to challenge Quinton Martin to step up this weekend. Whether it is a rb or wr, someone is going to have to be the guy that burns the Wiscy defense.
 
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PSUForever

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That seems highly unlikely. He has been catching footballs on the practice field. Tengwall thinks it is unlikely he plays this Saturday though. He had an interesting take that the staff is going to challenge Quinton Martin to step up this weekend. Whether it is a rb or wr, someone is going to have to be the guy that burns the Wiscy defense.
Yeah I'm not buying the out 6-8 week thing with Howard until a credible source reports it.

It would be good to see QM catch some balls out of the backfield. A wheel route could be a good call for him.
 

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Where are you seeing this? And the more important questions are how serious and how long he could be out?
From Blue White Order on Facebook:


🤦‍♂️WHY CAN’T PSU KEEP NICE THINGS? —
KOBY HOWARD INJURED 🚑

Coach Campbell confirmed that star everything Koby Howard pulled a hamstring during this 70-yd TD run Saturday. Listed as “questionable” along with TE Andrew Rappleyea.

Going to the Coaches Show at the The Field Burger and Tap at 6PM. Will ask Campbell personally. 🏈🔵⚪️
 
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NittanyChris

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From Blue White Order on Facebook:


🤦‍♂️WHY CAN’T PSU KEEP NICE THINGS? —
KOBY HOWARD INJURED 🚑

Coach Campbell confirmed that star everything Koby Howard pulled a hamstring during this 70-yd TD run Saturday. Listed as “questionable” along with TE Andrew Rappleyea.

Going to the Coaches Show at the The Field Burger and Tap at 6PM. Will ask Campbell personally. 🏈🔵⚪️
MUCH better than the fractured fibula rumors. I'd guess he'd be back in a couple of weeks.
 

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Apparently both were dinged up last week. I think we all saw Rapp go out but Howard apparently was injured during his long TD play.

“Right now we don’t know where he’ll be by the end of the week. Trying to gauge exactly where he is as we get ourselves ready for the end of the week.” - HCMC

Not great.

****Just updating that Howard is now out indefinitely.
Howard out and possibly for an extended time according to Press Conference
 

LMTLION

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this is what we are up against, we are not allowed to have good wideouts :cool:
We are cursed this season. Losing Granville and Howard is as bad as it gets in one season. Hopefully Koby is back mid to late season, but not having him through the meat of the schedule may dramatically impact our record. We can’t have nice things here. Q, ZayRob or Sowell are going to have to become that homerun threat in this offense.
 

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I think Brett Eskildsen (#4) is going to have a big game. No real deep routes, but just picking Wisky's defense apart because he knows how to find empty places in the defense.

In my best Matt Millen imitation "I like the kid".
Millen would say he reminds him of Barry Pearson (at least 25 times).
 
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