Courtney Avery out 2 weeks Arthroscopic Knee Surgery
Coach Brady Hoke announced Monday that senior defensive back Courtney Avery will miss two weeks after receiving arthroscopic knee surgery on Saturday.
Hoke said the procedure was done to clean up some cartilage in Avery's knee, and noted that the senior is in good spirits and will "be back soon."
With Avery on the shelf, sophomore Jarrod Wilson will get the nod at free safety. Blake Countess and Raymon Taylor will be the team's starting corners.
UPDATE:Avery, who was on the verge of becoming the team's starting free safety, was asked specifically if he'd be back for the Notre Dame game on Sept. 7. But right now, he's not sure.
"I hope to get back as soon as possible," he said.
August 26th, 2013 at 2:14 PM ^
This was already on the front page.
August 26th, 2013 at 2:17 PM ^
...As a one sentence update to a larger depth chart post. An injury to a potential starter is big enough news to warrant its own board post by a mile.
August 26th, 2013 at 2:21 PM ^
I didn't see it posted. I know I suck at spelling and grammar but I usually never post something that's already been posted. Oh well sorry about that.
August 26th, 2013 at 4:58 PM ^
sieve, sieve, sieve
August 26th, 2013 at 4:16 PM ^
Informative and constructive comment as always, D!$&-fromWyoming.
August 26th, 2013 at 5:15 PM ^
I bet you feel so good about yourself when you cut someone else down.
August 26th, 2013 at 5:21 PM ^
The first cut is the deepest
August 26th, 2013 at 6:25 PM ^
Congrats, you won the "which MGoBlogger can whine about why a given thread was posted" race.
August 26th, 2013 at 2:16 PM ^
It seems to me there have been a whole lot of injuries this fall, I wonder whether it's a product of the intensity the coaches stress at practice, or if it's just bad luck. That being said, Avery will be back for a full week of practice before the Notre Dame game; assuming he can stay in shape, this shouldn't hit us too hard.
August 26th, 2013 at 2:26 PM ^
Would this mean his last day sidelined would be the nd game? Hope not, but that is my read of it.
August 26th, 2013 at 2:35 PM ^
Unlike pros who by agreement can only be pads X% of the time, college coaches have no such restrictions. Frankly I am surprised there are not way more injuries in college considering these are growing men at 175-300 lbs flailing at full speed against each other with body armor. I don't think the injuries are in greater proportion - they are just more serious injuries and to players higher on the depth chart this last year. The guy everyone speculated broke his hand no one is talking about since he is not on the 2 deep. So if that knee had happened to 3rd guy on depth chart rather than Jake Ryan... well the same # of injuries. It just fell on a different guy and we are not talking about the injury rash.
August 26th, 2013 at 3:03 PM ^
Any starters?
August 26th, 2013 at 3:20 PM ^
IIRC they lost a starting LB (in addition to the Catfish), and a DB.
August 26th, 2013 at 11:42 PM ^
Danny Spond (starting OLB) is done playing. He had one too many debilitating migraine headaches.
Will Mahone (3rd string slot) is out with a high ankle sprain. Should be back by Michigan game.
Doug Randolph, true freshmen LB, is out for the season with a shoulder injury.
Backup DE Tony Springmann is out for the season with a knee injury.
S Nick Baratti was vying for a spot in the 2-deep. He's out for the season as well.
As it stands, the starting RG Ronnie Stanley is out but should be back this week.
August 26th, 2013 at 6:23 PM ^
Knee injuries are often non-contact (for instance, Stevie Brown's torn ACL). Since Avery got his knee scoped and he's back in 2 weeks, I'd guess it probably was a minor meniscus tear, and those can happen anytime.
August 26th, 2013 at 2:16 PM ^
ahh i see we got an update first time reading it wasnt there
August 26th, 2013 at 2:17 PM ^
I'm glad it's not serious. It sure would have been nice if he had this surgery a month or two earlier though.
August 26th, 2013 at 2:56 PM ^
that it is early in the season and that it is not his persistant back injury from last year. He won't be needed for game 1 and hopefully Rees will be Rees v. ND.
August 26th, 2013 at 2:33 PM ^
get better soon. could really help with ND.
August 26th, 2013 at 2:47 PM ^
"It's definitely frustrating," said Avery, who will be on the sideline Saturday when the Wolverines open the 2013 season against Central Michigan (3:30 p.m., BTN). "This is my senior year, I wanted to spend every second I could out there on the field with my teammates."
I can only imagine how frustrating this is for him. Hopefully, he is back on the field in a couple weeks as scheduled so he can indeed spend as much time as possible out there in his senior year.
August 26th, 2013 at 2:50 PM ^
ND's offense isn't good. I'm not that worried about missing Avery for that game. The passing game on both sides of the ball is definitely their weakness. I think we're going to win before the final minute this year.
August 26th, 2013 at 2:56 PM ^
Tommy Rees can chuck it pretty good. They have talent yes its unproven but they have some talent.
August 26th, 2013 at 2:57 PM ^
Really under appreciated, I would rather have faced the other guy. Reese picks us apart, he does dumb turnovers but he is the key for us to win, if he's on we're in trouble.
August 26th, 2013 at 3:45 PM ^
My girlfriend is an ND alum and big football fan, so I end up talking to a lot of her ND alum football fan friends, and I'm pretty surprised at how much they absolutely loathe Tommy Rees. Sure he has been turnover prone, but the last time he was a regular starter was his Sophomore season. He was thrown into the fire pretty quickly as a Freshman, went through a coaching change, and I don't think really had time to develop the game skills around his solid arm. He performed pretty well in spots last season and now he is going into his Senior year with experience and the skills to be a solid performer. Yet, they all act like the season is over for them because he will be the starter. I have a feeling people are going to be surprised by Rees. Hopefully not until after he plays Michigan though.
August 26th, 2013 at 3:49 PM ^
If he doesn't turn the ball over a bunch of times in UTL game then ND most likely wins. He drove up and down the field on that defense.
August 26th, 2013 at 4:36 PM ^
But a defense ranked about 90th in the country. This won't happen again GMAT.
August 26th, 2013 at 4:33 PM ^
I think it's funny how much they hate Rees. I mean, I get it. He turns the ball over more than he should. He drunken kicks cops. But the best part is the fact that he just won't go away. Even when they found a new QB who took them to a Natl Title game, somehow they still end up with Rees as their starter the next season. He's like the ND football equivalent of bed bugs.
August 26th, 2013 at 4:49 PM ^
Is your girlfriend REAL? Can we believe her?
August 26th, 2013 at 5:40 PM ^
Well, I've never seen her in person, just phone calls, but the love is true and deep.
August 26th, 2013 at 2:57 PM ^
I like Avery but knee and back problems are an awful combination. Hope he recovers and is able to contribute this year but not at the expense of hobbling around 30 years too early.
August 26th, 2013 at 3:00 PM ^
go away. Speedy recovery Avery
August 26th, 2013 at 3:49 PM ^
ARGH
That's annoying, but hopefully he will be alright.
August 26th, 2013 at 3:52 PM ^
Well that sucks. Feel bad for him especially since he is a senior.
August 26th, 2013 at 4:56 PM ^
Avery was a real surpise for me at safety, and as a captain. Hopefully that means he's taken that next step. He was always a good zone CB so hopefully that will translate into multiple picks playing centerfield. Lets hope he's good to go by the ND game.
August 27th, 2013 at 2:37 AM ^
Is going on w our team! This is starting to piss me off w all these injuries.