MJ
Banged up Bucks are expected back
JASON LLOYD, Morning Journal Writer
10/17/2007
COLUMBUS -- James Laurinaitis, as he predicted on Saturday, was expected to return to practice yesterday and be 100 percent for Michigan State this week. Laurinaitis left Saturday's win over Kent State with a hip pointer, but said afterward he would be fine for this week's game.
Three days of rest have proven him correct.
Anderson Russell isn't quite as far along as Laurinaitis, but Jim Tressel said yesterday he expects Russell to be back on the field Saturday. Russell will have a lighter week of practice after rolling his ankle against the Golden Flashes.
''I don't expect him to miss a beat on Saturday,'' Tressel said. ''He just kind of got rolled from behind and fortunately it was one of those games where you could rest it. But I would expect both of those guys to be full speed and ready to go.''
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