Panthers head coach Bob Spoo could possibly be without two of his senior captains in this Saturday’s Homecoming game.

Inside linebacker Fred Miller and tailback Andre Raymond have been listed as doubtful to take the O’Brien Stadium field against Tennessee-Martin.

“I think they are both very doubtful to play this weekend,” Spoo said.

Raymond came out in the middle of the first quarter after only gaining 27 yards on eight carries but was replaced by red-shirt freshman Vincent Webb and freshman Ademola Adeniji for the rest of the game.

“Raymond is a day-to-day thing and we don’t know if he’ll be 100 percent, but luckily for us, Webb and Adeniji picked up the slack and we hope they will continue to get better,” Spoo said.

Raymond’s ailment is being listed by the Panther training staff simply as a foot injury and is being kept quiet.

According to Eastern’s certified athletic trainer Mark Bonnstetter, Miller’s injury has been categorized as a knee sprain, which will certainly keep him out of the action Saturday.

“Fred Miller will definitely not play this week with a severe knee sprain,” Bonnstetter said.

It is still unclear how Miller’s injury will heal and if the possibility still exists for the All-American candidate to return to action before the end of the season.

“I think the circumstance of Fred returning is very likely so far,” Bonnstetter said.

Miller came out of last week’s game in the third quarter and still ended the game leading Eastern in tackles, but wasn’t able to put any pressure on his left leg as he made his way to the sidelines.

“Unfortunately, I believe Fred Miller is going to be out for a while,” Spoo said.

Miller’s starting spot will be filled by true freshman David Schratz who will be making his first ever collegiate start this week.

Schratz has earned six career tackles in backup middle linebacker duty and was a three time all-conference player at Garfield High School in New Jersey.

“We got some plays last week from some guys who stepped up and this Saturday will be no different,” Spoo said.