Vol 126 no 38 october 11, 2016

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Volume 126, No. 38

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Tuesday October 11, 2016

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Hill out for the season

Quarterback Collin Hill sits up after tearing his ACL against Utah State University on October 8th, 2016. PHOTO BY JAVON HARRIS COLLEGIAN

Starting quarterback suffers a torn ACL in win over Utah By Eric Wolfe @Eric_Wolfe5

Quarterback Collin Hill will miss the remainder of the 2016 season after the freshman tore the ACL in his left knee during Saturday’s 31-24 win against Utah State, coach Mike Bobo confirmed on Monday.

“It was non-contact, he was just planting off his left foot and it buckled,” Bobo said. “Tough thing for Collin, tough for our football team, but we have confidence in Nick Stevens that he is going to come out and play well. I have confidence that Collin will rehab and be back with us this spring.”

Bobo said that he was informed of the probable injury after Hill came back onto the field from the locker room after being evaluated when he left the game, but an MRI on Sunday confirmed the news. Hill’s injury occurred on a 19-yard scramble as the Rams faced second-and-twenty from

the Utah State 40-yard line as the team was driving to tie the game. The injury happened as Hill was fighting for extra yardage on the play, but Bobo said that he thought his quarterback was just trying to make a play, and he tells his quarterbacks to be smart and protect themselves outside of the pocket. He understands

what Hill was trying to do in that situation. “He got out of the pocket and he saw he had chance to make the first down,” Bobo said. “I think any football player would try to make the first-down in that situation. Non-contact, that’s how ACL’s happen. It wasn’t see INJURY on page 4 >>

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