Senior Joe Springer, knocked out of last week's game against Penn, took part in pre-game drills and looks like he will start at quarterback for Brown. All-Ivy QB Kyle Newhall-Caballero is out for the year with a wrist injury and Springer has done a solid job filling those rather large shoes. Sophomore Patrick Donnelly is the better runner of the top healthy QBs so if Springer does indeed start, Yale may not be as concerned about scrambles by the Bears' QB.

For Yale, receiver Chris Smith was out there and looks fine. Smith suffered a shoulder injury against Columbia and was limited in practice in the early part of the week.