Award Watches, Injury Watches, and Cat Fight Watches (LOTD 8/12)

There's a whole lot of stories from the past two days, so I'm going to put them out there for you with a bit less commentary than usual, just because I want to write a blog post, not a novel. Here we go with the lightning round.

- Golden Tate was named to the Biletnikoff Award Watch List, while Sam Young was named to the Outland Trophy Watch List. Tate has a shot at winning it, though I hold to the idea that he isn't even the best receiver on the team. Young is probably on there more because of his hype than his play, but who knows.

- Injury Update! Duval Kamara had his knee scoped and will be out two weeks. An MRI showed a bit of cartilidge damage, but he should be able to get back at it by the start of the season. Darrin Walls tweaked his hamstring. He'll be back in a couple of days. Also, Mike Ragone says he's "back from the dead," which is good because we need him to be healthy this season.

- The NYTimes blog "The Quad" ranks the Irish as #21 in the nation, a reasonable spot to start the season. There's a ton of info on the preview, so go ahead and check it out.

- Rakes of Mallow has a funny read, helping fans determine "What kind of fan are you". It's worth a read if you're looking for laughs.

- There's a bit of Brady Quinn-Derek Anderson controversy. Apparently Anderson's helmet radio went on the fritz in an intra-squad scrimmage, and DA had to use hand signals to call plays. Quinn knows the signals, and rumor has it he was tipping off the defense as to what plays would be called. Eh, sounds like a lot of sound and fury signifying nothing.

- The Michigan Men have an impressive workout facitlity. What's not known is if it is built for the future or for the spread offense.

- Finally, Maryland coach Ralph Friedgen lost 105 pounds. It's not known if he used the same liquid "leaky" diet as Jets coach Rex Ryan.

That's all for today. More updates to come tomorrow, plus the Shembo profile (finally).