Word around the Puskar Center is Tyler Urban, who was tackled low and twisted as he fell making a run after a catch Saturday, is in some pain. Some. How much, we don’t know. Where, we’re not sure. I’ve heard there was an MRI scheduled for Sunday, but when asked on his regular conference call that day, Bill Stewart would only say Urban is “tweaked.” No one is sure “how long it’s going to be, if there’s any length to it at all.” What “it” is, we aren’t sure.

If that’s confusing to you, I think that’s the point — and this is not to pick at Stewart. Big East coaches are sticking to this new injury report and, at least early on, using that as the barrier between them and the media as it related to injuries. The intent, as explained to us, is to keep coaches from answering repeated questions about an injury. Never mind the status or a star player is very much part of the game/story  (and an opponent’s preparation … don’t overlook that). Never mind it’s the coaches who typically avail themselves multiple times a week for TV, radio and media opportunities. Needless to say, this hasn’t gone over very well.

As for Urban, the starting tight end and a pretty valuable part of the blocking scheme, and Pat Lazear, the starting middle linebacker, you’ll have to wait until tomorrow to know their situation for the Marshall game.

Stewart said he agreed with the policy, which was announced at the conference’s media day in July.

“It’s an everyday question if it’s not answered, so let’s just get some kind of uniform policy, and I thought it was a pretty good deal,” Stewart said. “And now it’s out there for everybody. If you talk about it every single day you spend more time talking about bumps and bruises than about the guys that are going to be playing.”