Bad news for UTSA; Tulane's Davenport health(ier)

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DAVENPORT HEALTHIER

Nose tackle and team captain Chris Davenport is out of the boot he was wearing last week and during the FAU game because of an ankle injury. Davenport might be able to play at UTSA, but no call has been made on that yet, coach Curtis Johnson said.

"He's so big and dominant. If you would have told me before the season, I would have thought Davenport might have been an offensive lineman," Johnson said. "But all the sudden, he's been playing really, really well (at defensive tackle). You can't block him—so yeah, I think he does impact what we do, but especially as a team that has a pretty decent center. I thought he was real good (the center). I missed (Davenport) a lot. But he did run today. I was shocked to see him running, so hopefully he'll be back," Johnson said.

In other injury news, tight end Matt Marfisi had surgery on his thumb, but should be cleared to play vs. UTSA. Linebacker Zach Davis is banged up and was limited in Tuesday's practice but probable for Saturday's game as well.

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