[B]Update: Locke is out on Saturday.[/B]
The Wildcats have a huge game this weekend against Mississippi State. Although the offensive isn’t the largest obstacle for the Cats to overcome, they could still make progress. A big part of that progress will be determined on Derrick Locke’s ability to play on Saturday. The good news is he isn’t ruled out for this weekend. The bad news is he still hasn’t practiced this week.
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“Derrick Locke didn’t go today,” Phillips said. “He had a little fatigue in his arm and we will have to see (how he feels) tomorrow. I am not for sure if he can play at this time.”
Phillips said that he has some worry that Locke’s injury could be more of a long-term injury than previously expected. The first-year head coach said that the injury is not simply a “stinger” as first suspected, but could be more.
“It is not just a stinger,” Phillips said. “He hasn’t had any feeling back in three weeks so it is a little bit more than a stinger. I don’t have the knowledge to know all the details of it, but it is more than a stinger … After three weeks you have to be a little bit concerned (that it could be a long-term injury) but our medical people don’t have as much concern as myself and Derrick do. We have to trust in those guys.”
The biggest concern there is that Derrick, the one who knows what he is experiencing, is concerned that this is a long-term injury. Now, I’m not one to put a lot of trust into doctors, but I hope they are right in this case. The Wildcats need more of a run threat on the field to open things up offensively.
The Cats need Locke on Saturday.
