Dan Mullen updates injury report, including Kyle Pitts' status vs. Kentucky
For the first time since his bone-crushing hit over the middle against Georgia, Florida TE Kyle Pitts is expected to play this week against Kentucky, coach Dan Mullen announced on Monday, and said he’s excited about it.
Mullen said at his regular press conference that Pitts also did not consider opting out following the hit from Georgia S Lewis Cine, which caused a concussion and for Pitts to have surgery on his nose. Pitts has recorded 24 catches for 414 yards and 8 touchdowns, and much throughout the season, Pitts has looked like the best player in the nation.
“He wanted to go play this past weekend,” Mullen said of the opt out consideration. “I don’t think that’s something that ever popped up.”
Mullen said Pitts is another weapon Florida will add into the rotation and he needs to battle for playing time because those other guys have played well.
“He’s such a playmaker, he’s such a leader, he brings such a great personality as well to the team, just having him back on the field is going to be great for everybody,” Mullen said. “For us, and then the matchup problem he causes defenses is great to have him back with us.”
In other injury news, LB James Houston is expected to back this week, but WR Trent Whittemore is still out following a broken rib and punctured lung in the Arkansas game. Mullen said it’d be another week, possibly two weeks.
Pitts is back! Just what Trask needed to go after the Heisman.
G8rmarsh is back as well, welcome compadre. I’m guessing the surgery went well, good to see you back although reading some of your posts I’d swear the delusion anesthesia hasn’t worn off yet…lol. JK. Bunch of ugly football played this past weekend but y’all easily survived another cupcake offering from the SEC gawds, congrats. When do y’all play a winning team again?
Yep, I’m back. Good one about the anesthesia. C’mon humper you’re just jealous you don’t get to have anesthesia for your puppies games. I’m sure it would make it easier. Awesome win for the pups over MSU. I know, I know, Daniels for Heisman!
Cheers humper
In Atlanta In December !!!!!
The next time we face a winning team will be much sooner than UGA, it’ll be December 19th in that little game called the SEC Championship. Unfortunately UGA will have to wait till their bowl game to face one. Maybe 3-3 Missouri will help you out if that game gets rescheduled.
That will be Alabama, the question is when did we last play a winning team! Hell GA may be a losing team by seasons end!
Interestingly meaningless stats, yes?
7-0 23-25
6-1 21-28
5-1 19-26
5-2 28-23
I’m sure I could decipher the records and scores if I took the time, but I would need a bit more of a clue or two to heighten my motivation.
Top 4 SEC teams wl record – wl record of teams played…meaningless data points
Yes, they are indeed meaningless.
Meaningless thus asterisk year and at the time the schedules were created, indeed. Not so much in a non covid year strength of schedule discussion…
I’m not sure how it compares to a regular year. Remember that we didn’t have the two OOC cupcake warmup games.
“For the first time since his bone-crushing hit over the middle against Georgia, Florida TE Kyle Pitts is expected to play this week against Kentucky, coach Dan Mullen announced on Monday, and said he’s excited about it.”
MarK Stoops: SMH
Yes, I bet Stoops is absolutely thrilled about that, right?
As for me, I’m darn glad to see my Heisman fave Pitts back on the field, hate this injury ruined all the slim chances he had at John’s pose, even if it isn’t John the trophy was modeled after (some guy named Ed Smith of defunct New York University, crazy right?). I hope to see Cine back 100% as well. Our defense is decimated. Haven’t seen a collision like that since Jack Tatum retired…
Humper idk… there was another really hard hit over the middle in that LSU vs. ARKY GAME THIS WEEKEND I BELIEVE!!! I STILL THINK THE CINE AND PITTS HIT WAS HARDER BUT THE OTHER GAVE IT A RUN… ALSO, A B.S. TARGETING CALL IN THAT ONE TOO!!! KIDS CANT PLAY FOOTBALL ANYMORE WITHOUT A FLAG!!!
Easy on the caps ol boi, I don’t like to be hollered at…(:
When Tatum hit receivers, he typically had both physics on his side. Cine gave up over 50 pounds in the collision with Pitts, which is probably why Cine’s helmet traveled in the general direction Pitts was running when separated from Cine’s head.
Hard hit. But very foolish.
* both physics and lax rules
Happy to see Pitts is healthy again.
How the hell does a player come back in a two or three weeks from a broken rib (and punctured lung)? That is some serious toughness there.
That was Whittemore,not Pitts. Pitts had a broken nose that required minor surgery. Whittemore probably won’t return during the regular season.
Actually the article says Mullen said “ it’d be another week possibly two weeks “ right after talking about Whitemore’s injury.
Also quotes Mullen saying Pitts “ needs to battle for playing time because those two other guys have played well “ right before saying how excited everyone is to have him back and what a match up problem he is. Some sheet doesn’t jive
Yeah, I don’t see Whittimore back until maybe the ends of the season. I’d be surprised if he plays the rest of the year.
Great news! Looking forward to see Pitts back in action.
Mullen said he needs to battle for playing time, that’s pretty funny!
I think he meant Grantham.
LOL
Now that’s funny.
What about Reese? When’s he coming back?
Was it mentioned anywhere why he had surgery on his nose? Was it because the impact caused his face to move forward within the helmet and hit the mask or did something else happen?
Glad he’s good to go and recovered well. Looking forward to seeing him in action again.
Was reported the day after the game be broke his nose in that hit. I’m guessing when his head slammed forward he hit the grill.