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Tedford officially ruled them out after Thursday's practice. More from Okanes's report: ~Hill will continue to start opposite Syd. ~I have no evidence about this, but I feel Hagan's in the doghouse right now. He might play against OSU, he might not. Nnabuife and Conte are likely to see PT before Hagan. ~Kendricks will probably see more of the field after limited action the last few weeks. This is definitely a move to challenge the Rodgers brothers. ~Also, Gregory offers a partial explanation as to Ezeff's struggles this season. Find out why in the article. Cattouse will continue to get the start over Ezeff. ~No starting kicker has been announced, although Giorgio has the edge.

*Beau Sweeney is pushing Brock Mansion for the second position according to Tedford. Heaven forbid Riley were to get injured, but we remember the last time he suited up against the Ducks, he and TJ Ward butted heads. *Syd'Quan Thompson sat out his second practice due to sickness. He'll probably play, but his level of effectiveness will be up in the air. *Jahvid Best looked fine during practice. Matt Summers-Gavin practiced Thursday and is ready to go. Spencer Ladner is not expected to be back until at least the UCLA game.

*The Jet has been sore and hasn't practiced, but he will practice Thursday and there's little question he will be starting at tailback in Autzen. Syd'Quan and Kendrick Payne both sat out practice but they'll both play. Also, vote for Best in the fan Heisman voting! He's fifth (FIFTH???) behind Jacory Harris, Tebow, McCoy and Eric Berry, whose Vols are 1-2 (What. The. Fuck.). COME ON CAL FANS! *Matt Summers-Gavin has the flu and sat out Wendesday's practice. Be prepared for Mark Boskovich to suit up and take his starting spot if he isn't ready. *Finally, there's a funny wry quote in the article from Tedford about the cleanliness of his athletes. Take that Harbaugh!

This probably means Jeremy Ross will move into third on the depth chart and we're probably seeing more Calvin and Lagemann. He performed admirably in relief for Boateng on Saturday. Good news though is that Skylar Curran only suffered a bruise and will remain the second string. Also some nice notes about what Tedford thought about the extra day in Minneapolis.