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The Daily OrangeFB | Carter back from hamstring pull, but carries may be sparce
By John Clayton
Posted: 10/31/08, 2:27 AM EST Section: Sports
Now, it looks like Carter will finally return this weekend, a well-timed bye week giving him plenty of time to recover. Carter said he hasn't had any setbacks in practice this week and that he feels like he's 100 percent.
Even if Carter does play, carries could be sparse. Brinkley has been Syracuse's best player this year, breaking the 100-yard barrier in five of the last six games. What was a three-man running back rotation at the beginning of the season - Carter, Brinkley and Doug Hogue - has whittled to just Brinkley.
"Time will tell," Robinson said when asked how he'll use Carter. "We will see how that all works out. It's good to see him back. Delone is a factor, but at the same time, Curtis has done a great job."
For now, Carter will settle for just getting on the field. There are still five games left to salvage his comeback season. The playing time issue will sort itself out. "Whatever the coaches decide to do with me, I'm willing to do," Carter said.
Of course, the threat of that hamstring still looms. Even if Carter says he doesn't worry about it.
"It did, after I re-hurt it in practice," Carter said. "But I know I can't play thinking about it, so I don't think about it."
jsclayto@syr.edu
Even if Carter does play, carries could be sparse. Brinkley has been Syracuse's best player this year, breaking the 100-yard barrier in five of the last six games. What was a three-man running back rotation at the beginning of the season - Carter, Brinkley and Doug Hogue - has whittled to just Brinkley.
"Time will tell," Robinson said when asked how he'll use Carter. "We will see how that all works out. It's good to see him back. Delone is a factor, but at the same time, Curtis has done a great job."
For now, Carter will settle for just getting on the field. There are still five games left to salvage his comeback season. The playing time issue will sort itself out. "Whatever the coaches decide to do with me, I'm willing to do," Carter said.
Of course, the threat of that hamstring still looms. Even if Carter says he doesn't worry about it.
"It did, after I re-hurt it in practice," Carter said. "But I know I can't play thinking about it, so I don't think about it."
jsclayto@syr.edu
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Califcuse
posted 10/31/08 @ 5:23 PM EST
Hey kids, the last word in your headline is spelled "sparse". Look it up!
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