For the first time Wednesday evening, the BYU Cougars football program released an injury report as part of the Big 12 Conference’s new initiative this season.
Utah released its first injury reports last week — and ended up getting plenty of flak for it this week — while Wednesday was the first time 25th-ranked BYU has done so. Conference games are the only ones in which reports are mandated and the Utes opened conference play last weekend, while the Cougars will do so this weekend.
BYU injury report
For BYU, Wednesday’s injury report is broken down as follows:
OUT:
- Cornerback Jonathan Kabeya
- Wide receiver Jojo Phillips
- Running back Sione Moa
- Linebacker Choe Bryant-Strother
QUESTIONABLE:
- Running back Logan Payne
- Defensive end Kinilau Fonohema
PROBABLE
- Safety Faletau Satuala
- Running back Enoch Nawahine
- Tight end Ethan Erickson
- Defensive tackle Justin Kirkland
University of Utah injury report
For Utah, Wednesday’s injury report is broken down as follows:
OUT
- Safety Rabbit Evans
- Wide receiver Daidren Zipperer
- Tight end Hunter Andrews
- Safety Josh Sovereign
- Offensive lineman Isaiah Garcia
DOUBTFUL
- Defensive end Paul Fitzgerald
- Defensive tackle Aliki Vimahi
PROBABLE
- Wide receiver Mana Carvalho
In addition to Wednesday’s injury report, Big 12 teams are required for Saturday games to release injury reports on Thursday evening, again on Friday evening and again 90 minutes before their game’s kick off on Saturdays.
Both the Cougars and the Utes will be on the road this Saturday, with the Cougars set to face the Colorado Buffaloes and the Utes scheduled to play the West Virginia Mountaineers.