Morning News

[Dark Horse]

Interesting notes in today's DMN:

--> As noted in another thread, Foy Munlin has a sprained left thumb and sprained left shoulder. Sounds like it's not too serious, though, since it says he'll be back at practice Monday. Thank god.

--> LT Darrin Johnson and WR Matt Rushbrook also will be back Monday after dealing with an ankle (Johnson) and dental work (Rushbrook).

--> Specifically cited Justin Boren and Derron Brown as having had strong preseason camps.

--> Ieremia-Stansbury, Lee and Harris as the starting LBs. All three have experience and good-to-exceptional speed. Could be a strong trio, and I'd say we have better depth than at any point in eons.

[KnuckleStang]

Thanks for the rundown, DH. As an out of towner, I wish the DMN would be a little more consistent with posting their SMU blurbs online. The current system seems arbitrary at best.

As far as our linebackers go, I know Rico is hostile/mobile, but is anybody else at all concerned about his size at LB? Maybe I'm wrong, but he can't be much north of 200. Anybody know his weight?

[Corso]

He's listed on the preseason roster at 6-2, 215. Based on the way he looked in practice, I'd say that's pretty accurate. He looks extremely strong. And he obviously loves to hit - maybe he should have been an LB all along?

[BennettBacker]

I'm a big believer in the importance of offensive line play. How long has Johnson's ankle been hurting him?

Glad to hear Boren is coming on - I know there a bunch of fans on this board who like his ability. I'm planning to make at least 4 games this year, so I'll check him out then.

[PonyFan]

Thanks for the rundown, DH. As an out of towner, I wish the DMN would be a little more consistent with posting their SMU blurbs online. The current system seems arbitrary at best....

I think they're usually there, just hard to find. If you go to SportsDay and then to the colleges section, there's a link called "Notebook" or something. That's it. But you can't get there by just using the menu on the left side. (You probably already know this - sorry if I'm pointing out the obvious.)

[KnuckleStang]

(You probably already know this - sorry if I'm pointing out the obvious.)

No, I didn't know that. Thanks Ponyfan.