Tennessee's Peterman injured hand has him out

used with permission from Rivals.com

University of Tennessee Quarterback Nathan Peterman (Bartram Trail) has a tough first start for his college starting debut; it ended even worse.

The freshman started his first game against one of the best defenses in the country in the Florida Gators and his 4 for 11 (for 5 yards with two picks) performance was far from stellar. It actually got worse. He injured his hand during the game and will be out for an undetermined amount of time. Here is more

FCS DuvALUMNI

Kade Bell (michael wooley photo)

Jameel Franklin (AP photo)

Not all of the FCS schools have started play (Ivy League kicks off this weekend), but let's give a quick shout out to some DuvALUMNI playing well in the FCS division.

Offense player of the week - Quarterback Kade Bell threw for 276 yards and 3 tds in JU's victory over Morehead State.
Defense player of the week - Jameel Franklin was in on 9 tackles, including three for loss and a sack in Mississippi Valley State's game with Alcorn State.

Offense

OL - Alex Monroe (First Coast) - Bethune-Cookman.
OL - Kevin House (White) - FAMU
OL - Blake Stone (Atlantic Coast) - Charleston Southern
OL - Casey Bessemer (Fletcher) - Holy Cross
OL - Dylan Bostick (Fletcher) - Jacksonville
TE - A.C. Leonard (University) - Tennessee State
WR - Justin Osborne (First Coast) - Elon
WR - Markis Merrill (St. Augustine) - Jacksonville State
RB - Jacobi Green (White) - Richmond
RB - Duane Brady (St. Augustine) - Murray State
QB - Damien Fleming (Ribault) - FAMU
QB - Kade Bell (Providence/Fleming Island) - Jacksonville

Defense

DL - Selwyn Carroll (Trinity) - SE Missouri St.
DL - Max Tejada (Bolles) - Towson
DL - Jordan Hawkins (Wolfson) - Furman
DL - Tarek Odom (St. Augustine) - Wofford
LB - Jameel Franklin (First Coast) - Mississippi Valley St.
LB - Donnelle Williams (Bradford) - Presbyterian
LB - Corey Addison (Jackson) - Murray State
DB - Chavon Mackey (Eagles View) - North Dakota
DB - Matt Hardy (Trinity) - Charleston Southern
DB - Cameron McCurry (Fleming Island) - Villanova
DB - Jake Giusti (Fletcher) - Delaware
   P - Colby Blanton (Atlantic Coast) - FAMU

NFL DuvALUMNI Week 2

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 A 100 yard rusher and a busy Defensive Back led the DuvALUMNI in the NFL's second week. C.J. Spiller (Union Cty) ran for over a hundred yards in Buffalo's thrilling last-second victory over Carolina. Tony Carter (Mandarin) had a busy day for the Broncos; though he doesn't officially start, he is a major part of the DB rotation for Denver. He had three tackles, an interception and four passes defended.

On offense, Daryl Richardson (Sandalwood) had 80 total yards from scrimmage in a starting role with St. Louis. Running Back Leon Washington (Jackson) played sparingly for the Patriots; AJ Jenkins (Parker) played a few snaps for the Chiefs. TE Gary Barnidge (Middleburg) started for Cleveland; Daniel Thomas (Hilliard) ran for 30 yards and added ten more yards receiving for Miami. Kicker Caleb Sturgis (St. Aug) kicked a 54 yard field goal for the Dolphins.

On defense, DuvALUMNI starters were CB Darius Slay (Brunswick) for the Lions; Letroy Guion (Bradford) at DT for the Vikings; Leodis McKelvin (Ware Cty) at DB for the Bills; Kion Wilson (Raines) for Pittsburgh; and Nolan Carroll (Clay) starting at Corner for the Dolphins.

DE Cliff Avril (Clay) is the pass rush specialist for the Seahawks and forced a fumble with a quarterback sack in Seattle's big win over San Francisco. LB Stephen Nicholas (Lee) played for the Falcons, Rashean Mathis (Englewood) saw time in the Lions' nickel package; Ricardo Matthews  (Sandalwood) saw playing time for the Colts.

Sam Barrington (Parker) made a special teams tackle for Green Bay; Champ Bailey (Camden Cty) did not play due to injury.

FBS DuvALUMNI All Stars

With over 100 area players playing at FBS schools and 100+ more playing at FCS schools, we thought we'd break up the divisions and reward all-stars for each level this year. The FCS schools will come later this week.

QB- Jake Medlock - FIU The Fletcher grad has a 102 passing efficiency as the starter for FIU. After two duvALUMNI QBs graduated last year (Kawaun Jakes, Ryan Aplin) Medlock is now the lone starting QB from the area playing at an FBS school.

RB - An injury and a withdrawal from school has left this position wide open. Tahj Kimble (Fernandina) was expected to get more carries for Boston College, but is coming off of surgery and has yet to carry the ball for the Eagles. Andrew Buie (Trinity) who led West Virginia in rushing in 2012 has withdrawn from the school. No news on where he may end up. So, no starters at RB from the area, we'll give it to Daron White (First Coast), who has carried a few times for Troy. All-Everything Derrick Henry (Yulee) will soon make the list, but so far he has one carry for minus three yards for Alabama.

WR - Javontee Herndon (Bolles) is Arkansas' leading receiver this year, as is Ryan Lankford (Paxon) for Illinois. Sean Tapley (Raines) has six catches for North Carolina.

TE - Bobby Wolford (Kenny) Wolford excelled at Linebacker at Kenny, but switching to tight end at Wake Forest has already paid off. He has seven receptions and a touchdown so far for the Eagles.

OL - Some big hosses load up the offensive line; all of these starters: Brett Benedict (Bolles) for Virginia Tech; John Theus (Bolles) Georgia; Laremy Tunsil (Lake City) for Ole Miss; Frank Souza (Nease) Wake Forest; Kaleb Johnson (White) Rutgers; Christopher Chappell (W Nassau) FAU.

K - Cairo Santos (St Joseph) won the Groza Award for best kicker last year at Tulane and he's back for more.

DL - Timmy Jernigan (Lake City) has been impressive in Florida State's two games. Louis Nix (Raines) is the returning All American at Notre Dame. Tavaris Barnes (First Coast) has played well in his limited time at Clemson; DeMarcus Walker has received ample playing time as a true freshman at FSU.

LB - Season-ending injuries will keep Shakeel Rashad (Episcopal/UNC) out this year. Terrence Plummer (Orange Park) is starting for UCF; Isaiah Bruce (Providence) returns as a starter for West Virginia. Tony Steward (Menendez) has seen some action at Clemson

DB - Sam Smiley (Raines/UNC) is lost to season-ending injury. Jared Singletary (Clay) starts for Middle Tennessee; Dwayne Norman (University) starts for Duke; Ahmad Christian (Trinity) has double-digit tackles for South Carolina; Lynn Griffin (Providence) has played at Georgia Tech.

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NFL DuvALUMNI 2013

There are nineteen players on NFL rosters from the area, plus two on practice squads. Here is the lineup of DuvALUMNI for NFL 2013:

DE Cliff Avril (Clay), Seattle

CB Champ Bailey (Charlton Cty), Denver

LB Sam Barrington (Parker), Green Bay

TE Gary Barnidge (Middleburg), Cleveland

DB Nolan Carroll (Clay), Miami

DB Tony Carter (Mandarin), Denver

DT Letroy Guion (Bradford), Minnesota

WR A.J. Jenkins (Parker), Kansas City 

CB Rashean Mathis (Englewood), Detroit

DE Ricardo Matthews (Parker), Indianapolis

CB Leodis McKelvin (Ware Cty), Buffalo

LB Stephen Nicholas (Lee), Atlanta

RB Daryl Richardson (Sandalwood), St. Louis

CB Darius Slay (Brunswick), Detroit

RB C.J. Spiller (Union Cty), Buffalo

K   Caleb Sturgis (St. Augustine), Miami

RB Daniel Thomas (Hilliard), Miami

RB Leon Washington (Jackson), New England

LB Kion Wilson (Raines), Pittsburgh

on practice squad:

RB Shaun Chapas (Bolles) Dallas

RB Jawan Jamison (Bolles) Washington

NFL Cut Day comes to DuvALUMNI

And then there 18...cut day in the NFL affected about 600 players yesterday, with some being asked back on a practice squad as early as noon today. But the NFL dream may have ended for some with yesterday's cuts, including six area players, the most famous being Tim Tebow (Nease). NFL.com has talk of where Tebow could go next. The cuts leave 18 DuvALUMNI still on NFL rosters

The DuvALUMNI cut yesterday are:

QB Tim Tebow -New England
OL Ryan Seymour (Camden Cty) - Seattle
LB Nigel Carr (First Coast) - Baltimore
RB Jawan Jamison (Bolles) - Washington (signed to practice squad)
QB Rusty Smith (Paxon/Sandalwood) - Tennessee
FB Shaun Chapas (Bolles) - Detroit (signed to practice squad)
CB Xavier Brewer (Bartam Trail) - Dallas
CB Rashard Hall (St. Augustine) St. Louis