Barnes (undisclosed) is trending toward not being available for Week 1 against Youngstown State on Saturday, Cole Parke of 247Sports.com reports. "He's on a really, I think, good path back," head coach Will Stein said. "To have him back, not this game, but in the very near future."
Analysis:Barnes wasn't available for the start of the fall camp, and while Stein's words suggest he's trending in the right direction, Week 1 comes too soon for the tailback. That means Jason Patterson and Martels Carter will be the primary backups to the team's RB1, CJ Baxter.
