Campus Confidential

Preseason practice injuries are unavoidable.

But when you look at your team's injury report, you hope to see the words "hamstring," "groin," "mild sprain," etc.

For two SEC teams, it's been "ACL." Three very dreaded letters.

Florida has already lost an astounding FIVE players for the season to ACLs and Georgia just lost their starting left tackle to the same fate on Tuesday.

Gators sophomore offensive lineman Jim Barrie and freshman linebacker Brendan Beal were the fourth and fifth players to go down.

Tight end Cornelius Ingram, who turned down the NFL to return for his senior season, tore his left ACL during Florida’s second day of practice last week. Redshirt junior Dorian Munroe, a projected starter at safety, and senior safety John Curtis, a backup, tore ACLs in July. Highly touted safety T.J. Lawrence has also suffered a shoulder injury and is out indefinitely.

Those are a couple of tough blows for Urban Meyer's team. Ingram has been a stud for the Gators, but his backup Aaron Hernandez is no slouch. Expect big numbers from Hernandez this season.

To add insult to injury, reports are coming out that Ingram is facing eviction from his apartment. I guess his rent was due July 4, he was warned July 7 and was evicted on July 10. I'd just like to thank my landlord for being cooler than Ingram's.

Up in Athens, the loss of Trinton Sturdivant hampers an offensive line that already had some issues. Mark Richt's team is dominant, but there are some depth concerns and losing a starter only makes the issue that much more critical. You better believe Richt is beckoning his lucky stars that Sturdivant is his only loss.

-AA