re: No Tyler Wilson this weekend for Arkansas against Bama

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I watched the replay of the game last night and he didn't get "knocked" out of the game.

He was still at QB on the last drive of the half.

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He got crushed on second down of AR's 2nd to last drive of the 2nd qtr. ULM called a delayed LB blitz. The LB had a 15 yard running start when he hit Wilson w/ his helmet in the upper chest/lower neck. Wilson was on the ground a few moments. The next play, Wilson missed the receiver on an out pattern by 5 yards. On AR's last possession of the second half, the backup QB came in to run out the clock. While Wilson didn't appear to be "knocked out" as in unconsciousness, I'd say he was "knocked out of the game" as he did not return.

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If he had a concussion, it didn't render him unconscious like a bad one would.

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While it's true he didn't appear to be unconscious, at least from what we could see from the tv, he could still have a serious concussion. One of the many factors used to determine the severity of the concussion is how long post concussion symptoms continue after the initial concussion. Player A appears to only be a little confused by the concussion, but is still having headaches and dizziness one week later despite no activity. Player B appeared to have been briefly unconscious after the concussion, but is having no symptoms after 48 hours. Which one suffered a bad concussion? Gauging the severity of concussion at the time of the concussion is tricky, at best. It's better to follow the symptoms as the player progresses through his recuperation.