USC QB injured in practice

Submitted by Jim Harbaugh S… on

http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-usc9-2008aug09,0,2127984.story?trac…

 

Sanchez went down today, diagnois is a dislocated knee cap.  I'm not sure how serious that injury is - but it seems like it is not too serious, Carroll said they were only gonna hold him out until Monday.

 Heres to hoping he's back and ready for the OSU game.

 

(HT to commenters on The Big Lead for the story) 

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Ninja Football

August 9th, 2008 at 1:39 AM ^

I partially dislocated my left kneecap on June 16th which resulted in a partially torn medial retinaculum. (The retinaculum is the tissue that holds the kneecap in place.) Seven weeks later I am just now getting back to walking without any noticeable limp, there's still not much strength in the knee, and I have extremely limited lateral movement. The Doc says I'll be full speed by the first week in September.

 Obviously I'm not a Div 1 athlete with all the perks that that includes (though I am devilishly handsome, witty and did I mention modest?) but there's only so much that can be done. I'd think it's a bit more serious than Pete's letting on, and I'd be willing to bet some big money Sanchez isn't 100% for the OSU game.

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Jim Harbaugh S…

August 9th, 2008 at 1:52 AM ^

the insight Dr. Ninja.

Mustain is a great backup to have (5*, plus a year of starting experience in the SEC) but he hasn't played since the 06 season, so I think there is a definite rust factor there.

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Ninja Football

August 9th, 2008 at 2:40 AM ^

The only kind of Dr. I am is a "Doctor of LOOOOOOOOVE"! :P They just said on Sportscenter that there was no ligament or tissue damage with Sanchez, so maybe his is less severe than mine.

An MD friend of mine said probably 2-3 weeks, but not by Monday like Pete said.

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chitownblue (not verified)

August 9th, 2008 at 2:42 AM ^

As a lacrosse player at Michigan, I dislocated my kneecap, with no tendon or ligament damage - and was in a cast for 5 weeks. Admittedly, this was 11 years ago, so maybe treatment has progressed. But still.

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The Other Brian

August 9th, 2008 at 3:56 PM ^

Apparently there was no ligament or cartilege damage in Sanchez's case, so the injury is not nearly as serious as it could've been.

Still, it'll be interesting to see if he's ready for UOS. His playing time advantage over Mustain is negligible, but his advantage in experience in USC's system over Mustain is vast.

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Nick

August 9th, 2008 at 4:30 AM ^

I always thought Mustain sucked at Arkansas. He started out like 8-0 but I thought he still hampered their passing game pretty much as badly as Casey Dick. If you can't throw with McFadden and Felix Jones back there, something is wrong. Just my opinion, but I think Mustain would be ranked lower star-wise if they had to do it again. I believe there is a significant dropoff between Sanchez and Mustain/Aaron Corp/ whoever else they got there. OSU wins if no Sanchez

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hat

August 9th, 2008 at 1:25 PM ^

Yeah, when I read "dislocated kneecap," that sounds pretty bad. I can't believe he could be practicing again on Monday.

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Ninja Football

August 9th, 2008 at 5:45 PM ^

Yeah- if you took my left kneecap and put the inside edge in the middle, with the outside edge sticking out you'd get the idea. Had to push mine back in. Personally I don't understand how someone can do that and NOT tear tissue. Hyperextension, yes, bit a dislocation, not so much. It's not like it's all that elastic.

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mjv

August 11th, 2008 at 10:03 AM ^

Don't hold Mustain's performance at Arkansas against him. He was a true freshman at a school that seemed to have no ability to develop QB play during the last few years. I believe that Casey Dick was an upperclassman and was absolutely horrible. The bigger concern about Mustain is that he is a whinner. He left Arkansas basically because they weren't running the wide open offense that the OC (his high school coach the year before) ran in high school. Let's see... you have two upper echelon RBs in McFadden and Jones, and you Mr. True Freshman think we should be throwing the ball all over the field with a True Freshman QB??? You sir are a spoiled idiot. That would be the bigger concern for me if I was a USC fan. And since I'm a Big Ten fan, I hope UOSU beats up on the Pac Ten front runner. Our conference needs all of the positive press it can get right now.

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