Syracuse football released its first injury report late Thursday night, as required by the Atlantic Coast Conference before league encounters, and here's what it says.
Listed as probable:
Redshirt senior offensive lineman Da'Metrius Weatherspoon
Redshirt junior linebacker Gary Bryant III
Redshirt senior linebacker Derek McDonald
Redshirt senior defensive lineman Dion Wilson Jr.
Senior wide receiver Justus Ross-Simmons
Listed as questionable:
Redshirt senior defensive back Duce Chestnut
Sophomore running back Yasin Willis
Redshirt sophomore wide receiver Tyshawn Russell
Redshirt freshman wide receiver Emanuel Ross
Senior defensive back Devin Grant
Redshirt sophomore offensive lineman Trevion Mack
Listed as out:
Freshman wide receiver Darius Johnson
Redshirt freshman wide receiver Ja'Meer Thomas
Redshirt sophomore wide receiver Nick Armentano
Redshirt junior defensive back Nate Prater
Sophomore running back/return man Malachi James
Redshirt freshman linebacker Luis Puente
Freshman tight end Rubin Wasserman
Freshman placekicker Evan Cox
Freshman placekicker Jan Bogdan
Redshirt sophomore defensive lineman Marcale Billue
Freshman offensive lineman Jackson Iak
Redshirt senior offensive lineman Mark Petry (out for the season)
Freshman offensive lineman Matthew Hawn
Freshman wide receiver Julian McFadden
Redshirt sophomore wide receiver Sean Murphy
In July, the ACC announced the requirement of injury reports, which the league calls "availability reporting." For football games, a report is submitted two days before each conference contest, with an update the day before and on game day.
From the press release. "For each report submitted before game day, student-athletes will be designated as Available, Probable, Questionable, or Out for the upcoming game. Game Day Reports will be submitted two hours before each game. For this report, student-athletes will be designated as Available, Game Time Decision, or Out."
Syracuse football plays at Clemson in Death Valley on Saturday afternoon. The Orange is a massive betting underdog, even though the 'Cuse enters this ACC affair at 2-1, while the Tigers are a sub-par 1-2, albeit losing to ranked foes.
For the Orange, having a healthy Willis is critical. Syracuse football, to defeat Clemson on the road in a hostile environment, needs a balanced offensive attack, which will help the 'Cuse sustain drives and tire the Tigers' defense out.
Getting Grant back would also be huge. Clemson doesn't have an overly impressive run game, but senior quarterback Cade Klubnik does have the ability to sling it. The Orange needs to be on point in the secondary to succeed on Saturday afternoon.