Starter says he'll miss Rice game

[PonyPride]

SMU right guard Bryce Tennison said Monday he expects to sit out Saturday's game against Rice because of an abdominal strain. When he left the Tulsa game, he was replaced by sophomore Kelly Turner.

Tennison said the injury "might" have occurred during the Houston game a week earlier.

"I was on anti-inflammatories for my shoulder, so it might have happened (against Houston)," Tennison said.

Injuries affect players at each position differently, of course. For an offensive lineman, an abdominal strain can be particularly painful when a defensive lineman tries to get under the blocker's pads while trying to get into the backfield.

"You're talking about my core — it's pretty important," Tennison said. "You can really (feel it) when you're firming up against a defensive lineman."

Tennison said head coach June Jones had personal experience with a similar injury, and suggested taking the week off.

"Coach Jones and I talked about it, and it's something he has dealt with, personally," Tennison said. "He said it's something you really don't want to aggravate, so he wants me to sit out one game. I really don't want to sit on the bench — ever — but he said he wants me to be strong down the stretch, and so do I.

"I hate to sit out, but I think it's the right thing."

[ponyte]

Losing Olineman will present challanges to our offense. Others have to step up.

[smuuth]

I have been impressed with how guys keep stepping up when a teammate goes down. The coaches must be doing a great job preparing and maybe we have more depth than we thought. And they are not just filling in but making plays to where you have to wonder who will start. Padron, Hudman, Jg Davis, Moore, Grenier,Collins, McJunkin........TEAM!

[Mustangsabu]

It is a blow for our pass protection and I hope that Turner can have a good game. The last thing we need is for Padron to be under more pressure. This game is going to be huge for him, if he starts. Expectations will be sky high.

[Big Easy Pony]

Can't believe the DMN website hasn't picked up on this. Tennison is a key part of the offense. Thankfully Turner has been in the program for a few years, but he's relatively unproven.

Get better, Bryce.

[westexSMU]

I thought Kelly Turner played well against Tulsa when he came in last week.

[indianmustang]

how is he felling
will he be back for utep game

[High Horse]

Thought Turner held up okay. Do we have an update on Tennison?