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3 Seminoles Out With Knee Injuries

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The Tampa Tribune

Published: August 21, 2008

TALLAHASSEE With a number of suspensions looming, the Florida State coaching staff already knew it was going to have a thin roster for the first three games of the 2008 season.

Thursday, that roster got even thinner.

The FSU training staff announced redshirt freshman LB Aaron Gresham and freshman S Ed Imeokparia are out for the year with torn ACLs in their right knees.

Starting P Graham Gano, who was battling transfer Zach Hobby for the place-kicking duties, will have surgery today to repair cartilage and the meniscus in his right knee.

He is expected to be out four to six weeks.

Hobby, a redshirt junior from Oldsmar, is now in line to be the Seminoles' kicker against Western Carolina on Sept. 6.

PONDER A SPECTATOR: QB Christian Ponder watched Thursday morning's practice because of a sore arm. His absence allowed D'Vontrey Richardson to take more snaps as he continues to challenge for more playing time.

Bowden said he wasn't concerned about Ponder.

"I think this time of the year all of them get a little bit of it … throwing so much as we throw I think it's kind of common," Coach Bobby Bowden said.

Ponder said this happened to him in preseason camp a year ago.

"It's my rotator cuff," he said. "It is just a little sore."

LAMPKIN AWARDED SCHOLARSHIP: Benjamin Lampkin, a key member of FSU's special teams, has been awarded a scholarship, according to Bowden. The senior played in 12 games last season and was moved to defensive end prior to the Music City Bowl.

Tallahassee Democrat

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