Mike Howlett injured?

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While interviewing Zack Rosen about the upcoming season-opener against Davidson, he appeared to let slip that center Mike Howlett won't be in action.

When talking about how the team would be improved by the return of injured players, Rosen said, "It's like putting that last bullet into your gun, so now we're dealing with a full deck. Obviously Mike going down hurts, but we're going to do what we can with what we've got."

Coach Jerome Allen, however, was a little more cryptic when asked about Howlett.

"I'm not really going to comment on that, but I'll just say that our guys are working hard, and whoever steps on the floor should be ready."

Reading between the lines, Allen all but confirmed that something is wrong. Howlett was up and moving around in the shootaround before practice, but by the time I had finished these interviews, the team was heading to the film room to watch tape, so I couldn't talk to him myself. Hopefully for the Quakers, it will not be a long-term problem, as losing Howlett's presence on the interior is a huge loss.