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CHICAGO -- The Los Angeles Lakers will be without Nick Young for two to four weeks due to a strained right calf muscle, adding another injury to an already depleted backcourt.Young was hurt in the first quarter Tuesday night in a 105-88 loss at New Orleans. He had an MRI on Wednesday in Chicago.Hes been playing great, such a huge part of what weve done so far, first-year coach Luke Walton said. Obviously, its a big blow to our team and what were trying to do, but thats part of life in the NBA. So well figure it out and keep going forward.Los Angeles already was missing DAngelo Russell, who has been hampered by left knee soreness. Forward Julius Randle, who helped the Lakers to a 96-90 victory over the Bulls on Wednesday night, missed three games with a hip injury before returning against the Pelicans.Russell hasnt played since Nov. 20, missing six straight games. He received a platelet-rich plasma injection last Wednesday, but is believed to be at least another week away from returning.Its coming along, Walton said. He did some non-weight-bearing underwater treadmill the other day in New Orleans and says his knee feels good. But again, its nothing were going to rush.Young came up lame after trying to defend Tim Fraziers fast-break layup. He hopped on his left leg to the scorers table and then went to the floor to await trainers.He was eventually carried off the court toward the visitors locker room.Cant catch a break, Young said, especially with the run were on, its a crucial time for us. Weve been going up and down, trying to stay in the playoff race, and do all the things we want to do. 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McNair, who was promoted after four seasons as Alcorn States quarterbacks coach and assistant head coach, is the brother of arguably the schools most famous alumni -- quarterback Steve McNair.The Braves have 11 starters returning from last season, including dual-threat quarterback Lenorris Footman, who threw for 1,106 yards and 14 touchdowns last season after taking over for the injured John Gibbs Jr. He was also second on the team with 1,023 yards rushing and 11 touchdowns.The good thing is hes won a lot of games and has a SWAC championship under his belt, Fred McNair said. Now he just needs to be a little more consistent with his passing.Alcorn States defense will be anchored by defensive lineman Stacey Garner, a first-team All-SWAC selection who had 16+ tackles for a loss in 2015.THE FAVORITESEast: Alcorn State still looks like the team to beat, even with a new coach. 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There is some talent on the roster, including defensive star Javancy Jones and quarterback LaMontiez Ivy.Michael Haywood, Texas Southern: The Tigers are trying to rebuild with first-year coach Haywood after a 3-7 record in 2015. Haywood most recently coached at Miami of Ohio, where he quickly turned around the program and won 10 games in 2010. He was then hired to coach at Pittsburgh, but was fired less than three weeks later after he was arrested and charged with domestic battery with a child present. The charges were ultimately dropped.ON THE HOT SEATRick Comegy, Mississippi Valley: Comegy is an accomplished coach and Mississippi Valley is a tough job, but this is his third season and the Delta Devils need to show improvement over last seasons 1-10 mark.James Spady, Alabama A&M: Spady is just 7-16 entering his third season. The Bulldogs allowed 35.2 points per game last year but return eight defensive starters.PICKS:Alcorn State still looks like the class of the Western Division. The East looks much more competitive with Grambling, Prairie View and Southern all returning experienced players. Look for Prairie View to make the push to the top thanks to 16 returning starters.-----AP Sports Writer John Zenor contributed to this story.-----Online: AP College Football website: www.collegefootball.ap.org ' ' '