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Some of the biggest losses in college footballs opening week likely wont be reflected on the scoreboard.Several teams in recent seasons have lost starting quarterbacks the first couple of weeks and spent the remainder of the year dealing with QB issues.Air Force, Boston College, BYU, Kansas State, Notre Dame and Syracuse all lost quarterbacks to season-ending injuries by mid-September last year. Ohio State won the 2014 national title despite losing its top two quarterbacks to injuries.Theyre the only position that takes punishment without being able to give it back, and (theyre) being in exposed positions, Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher said. Im telling you, if youre not tough, you cant play quarterback.But since being tough cant always keep a quarterback on the field, the emphasis to have depth at the most important position on the team seems to have increased with the recent rash of early season injuries.An AP analysis of all the Football Bowl Subdivision programs shows that only about 38 percent started the same quarterback in every game last season, whether due to injuries or performance.Florida State uses GPS technology to measure athletes performance and monitor their health. Fisher said the data revealed quarterbacks had the third-highest workloads on the team with the torque on their body with their legs, feet and all that stuff. The only position groups with higher workloads were receivers and offensive linemen.It all adds up to teams taking steps to get backup quarterbacks more prepared.Tennessee offensive coordinator Mike DeBord said the Volunteers reserve quarterbacks get more reps in training camp now than he remembers backups receiving at his previous stops. DeBord also said backup college quarterbacks generally get more reps than backups in the NFL, where he was an assistant from 2008-12.We talk about what if (starting quarterback) Josh (Dobbs) gets injured or whatever, DeBord said. What are we going to do with the No. 2 guy? What kind of passing game are we going to have? What kind of running game are we going to have? All of that stuff, we talk about that all the time.They are common questions with quarterbacks being asked to do even more than they have in the past.In 2014, 43 FBS quarterbacks had a combined 500 pass attempts and rushes and 34 pulled off the 500 double-double last season, according to cfbstats.com. Only 19 quarterbacks had a combined 500 passes and runs in 2009.I dont think you can ever have enough quality depth at the quarterback position if you run your quarterback, Auburn coach Gus Malzahn said.Still, not all coaches believe that having a mobile quarterback makes him more susceptible to injury.Nebraskas Mike Riley notes that Cornhuskers quarterback Tommy Armstrongs athleticism can allow him to avoid the type of direct hit that could have knocked out the pocket passers of previous eras.But it isnt just the increased carries that could put quarterbacks at risk. With more hurry-up offenses, increased snaps also are a concern.FBS teams have averaged at least 71.5 offensive plays per game each of the last four seasons. That average was as low as 64 in 2006 and reached the 70s just once from 2006-11. The fastest-paced offenses occasionally have snap totals reaching the high 90s or even 100.Im not a scientist and I dont know what the analytics say of that number of more injuries, said Mississippi State quarterbacks coach Brian Johnson, the QB of the 2008 Utah team that went unbeaten. So I really dont have an educated answer on what the data would say.Some offenses have changed (since I played) and some offenses run 100 plays a game. I would think, and the mathematician in me says the more plays you run, obviously, the more likely you are to have a chance to get injured.Having a quality backup quarterback can make or break a season.Michigan State advanced last year to the College Football Playoff in part because backup quarterback Tyler OConnor helped the Spartans pull a 17-14 upset of Ohio State when a shoulder injury prevented Connor Cook from playing. Notre Dame lost starting quarterback Malik Zaire to a broken ankle in the second week of the season, yet DeShone Kizer stepped in and kept the Fighting Irish in playoff contention all year.Ohio States 2014 national championship provided perhaps the biggest statement on the importance of having multiple quarterbacks ready to play.Braxton Miller, the two-time Big Ten offensive player of the year, injured his throwing shoulder in August and didnt play all year. J.T. Barrett replaced Miller and performed brilliantly before breaking his right ankle in late November. Cardale Jones started Ohio States final three games and led the Buckeyes to a national title.All of those guys at Ohio State were similar enough that they didnt have to depart from what they did offensively, said Houston offensive coordinator Major Applewhite, a former Texas quarterback. I think thats important when youre building your quarterback room.You need to have an identity on what you want to be as a team offensively and defensively -- and build that quarterback position around it so you dont have to switch offenses.Whatever the strategy, the successful teams seem to have a solid backup quarterback ready to play.-------AP Sports Writers John Kekis, Joedy McCreary, Eric Olson, Joe Reedy, Mitch Stacy and John Zenor and AP freelance writer Paul Jones contributed to this report.-------AP college football website: www.collegefootball.ap.orgPhilip Rivers Chargers Jersey . It just didnt show when he hit the ice. 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Until we figure that out, were going to be making some of the same errors.The Commodores had several early opportunities including a fantastic run by defender Danae OHalloran, which resulted in a well placed cross that forced the Bisons goalkeeper to abandon goal.While crosses and corners were aplenty, it was shots that the Commodores lacked as Lipscomb led 3 shots to zero before achieving its first goal of the outing.A momentary lapse of defense proved costly for the Commodores as Olivia Doak drilled the ball it into the upper left corner of the goal. Vandy goalkeeper Kaitlyn Fahrner leaped, hoping to put a hand on the ball, but the ball was placed just out of reach as LU took the 1-0 lead in the 21st minute.Ambrose and his staff subbed regularly throughout the evening, keeping players bodies and minds locked into the game. Friday, against Miami of Ohio, eight newcomers took the field for the first time sporting the black and gold. Transfer Allie Bruder joined the crew Sunday night, making her Commodore debut in the 39th minute.Just before the period came to a close, the redshirt freshman forward nearly leveled the game, however her firrst shot as a Commodore sailed wide.dddddddddddd The first half ended with both teams tied in attempts, 4-4.The Bisons began the second half with fast pace offense, possessing the ball and making counter attacks off Vandy errors. At 15 minutes left on the clock, the LU offense began bombarding Fahrner in goal, forcing the redshirt junior to make back to back saves on three shots.Vanderbilt, still looking to tie the match, had a surge in offense with a little less than 10 minutes remaining. However Lipscomb managed to deflect three corner kicks and form a counter attack following a Bison clear.With predominately most of the Vandy squad in the final third, trying capitalize off the corner kicks, the Lipscomb clear found leading scorer, Doak. One on one with Fahrner, and the goal abandoned, Doak lobbed the ball over Fahrners head from around the 30-yard mark. The ball looked as though it might go over, but top spun into the upper 90 of the Commodore goal to secure the 2-0 victory.We committed everyone forward to try to tie the game up. With seven to eight minutes to go, youre just trying to find a goal, which means you throw everything at them that you can. Theres no point leaving players back, because at that point youre losing players. Fair play to them.Following the loss, the Dores host Florida State, Thursday, August 25th at 7:30 with a 1-1-0 record. The home opener is free to admission and will be Back to School Night. ' ' '