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Arizona State starting quarterback Sam Leavitt will miss Saturday's game at Cincinnati and possibly more time with an injury to his ribs.
Jeff Sims, a former starter at both Nebraska and Georgia Tech who competed with Leavitt for ASU's starting job, will lead the offense Saturday. Coach Kenny Dillingham doesn't have a firm timetable for Leavitt's return, saying, "It could be two weeks, it could be four weeks." Arizona State has an open week after Cincinnati before visiting Oklahoma State on Nov. 2.
Leavitt said following Friday's win against Utah that he took a hit to the ribs, which "started to spasm and [I] couldn't really breathe.