Per Harbaugh : possible ACL injury forJeremy Clark

Submitted by Stuck in Lansing on

In Harbaugh's presser he said that he suspects Jeremy Clark has an ACL injury and could be done. Tough way to end a career.

 

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jmblue

September 24th, 2016 at 10:17 PM ^

When you put benchwarmers on the kickoff team, you often struggle.   We've been very good on both kick returns and kick coverage this year, and some of that is probably related to using some experienced players.  Do you risk giving up field position to protect guys from injury?  It's tricky.

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Muttley

September 24th, 2016 at 9:04 PM ^

that B1G championship and playoff/bowl games count.

It won't be the four games that prevent a 6th year if we make the B1G Championship game.  (But the 6th year issue will still have to be overcome.)

 

 

4/13 (reg seas + bowl)           = 30.8% but
4/14 (reg seas + CCG + bowl) = 28.6%

https://web3.ncaa.org/lsdbi/search/bylawView?id=20655

 

12.8.4 Hardship Waiver. A student-athlete may be granted an additional year of competition by the conference or the Committee on Student-Athlete Reinstatement for reasons of "hardship." Hardship is defined as an incapacity resulting from an injury or illness that has occurred under all of the following conditions: (Revised: 1/10/92 effective 8/1/92, 1/14/97, 8/1/97, 4/26/01 effective 8/1/01, 11/1/01, 4/3/02, 8/8/02, 3/10/04, 5/11/05, 9/18/07, 11/1/07 effective 8/1/08, 4/24/08, 7/31/14)

(a) The incapacitating injury or illness occurs in one of the four seasons of intercollegiate competition at any two-year or four-year collegiate institutions or occurs after the first day of classes in the student-athlete's senior year in high school;

(b) The injury or illness occurs prior to the first competition of the second half of the playing season that concludes with the NCAA championship in that sport (see Bylaw 12.8.4.3.4) and results in incapacity to compete for the remainder of that playing season;

(c) In team sports, the injury or illness occurs when the student-athlete has not participated in more than three contests or dates of competition (whichever is applicable to that sport) or 30 percent (whichever number is greater) of the institution's scheduled or completed contests or dates of competition in his or her sport. Only scheduled or completed competition against outside participants during the playing season that concludes with the NCAA championship, or, if so designated, during the official NCAA championship playing season in that sport (e.g., spring baseball, fall soccer), shall be countable under this limitation in calculating both the number of contests or dates of competition in which the student-athlete has participated and the number of scheduled or completed contests or dates of competition during that season in the sport. Dates of competition that are exempted (e.g., alumni contests, foreign team in the United States) from the maximum permissible number of contests or dates of competition shall count toward the number of contests or dates in which the student-athlete has participated and the number of scheduled or completed contests or dates of competition in the season, except for scrimmages and exhibition contests that are specifically identified as such in the sport's Bylaw 17 playing and practice season regulations. Scrimmages and exhibition contests that are not exempted from the maximum permissible number of contests or dates of competition may be excluded from the calculation only if they are identified as such in the sport's Bylaw 17 playing and practice season regulations; and

 

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pearlw

September 24th, 2016 at 8:23 PM ^

The 5th year senior is the issue..not the 4th game. If he hadnt taken his redshirt before, he would be able to take a medical redshirt. The rule is 30% of scheduled game but it rounds up to next game so rounds up to 4...so this is last game for him to get the medical redshirt. But like you pointed out, he already took a redshirt so 6th year is pretty unlikely as you have to prove he was injured for multiple years. Yes i know - Ed davis one is questionable so maybe he could get it. On a separate note, I have to say im already sick of seeing 10 replies about Ed Davis any time a redshirt issue comes up.



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Gulogulo37

September 24th, 2016 at 7:51 PM ^

I think he means because Clark was still in the game. But I disagree with him. Yeah, Michigan was rolling, but we weren't up anymore than State was on ND. You can't just give up on the game the moment you think you're doing well. Bigger comebacks have happened and hindsight is 20/20. It's a freak thing, It happens, unfortunately. Could have happened in practice.

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CorkyCole

September 24th, 2016 at 9:11 PM ^

The way the injury happened, at least in my opinion, there was a good chance it was going to happen regardless on a different play. Knee ligaments can damage over time to where eventually they just snap. I am no doctor, but one of my buddies I played soccer with tore his ACL while playing on a similar non-contact move. His doctor informed him that there was scared tissue all over from his extensive years of playing soccer, and that it was just a matter of time before it happenned. I wouldn't be surprised if Jeremy Clark's injury was similar given the perceived lack of torque on the knee from what I could tell. But then again, that's just like my opinion, man. Feel bad for Jeremy. He was having an incredible season that was probably going to result in a decent draft pick. Hopefully if he doesn't get his 6th that at least he can have a full recovery and can start where he left off playing in the NFL.

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