Injury to MSU’s Jack Conklin not season-ending; VT’s Kendall Fuller ‘doubtful’
Michigan State fans received some good news on Tuesday.
Spartans head coach Mark Dantonio told reporters at his weekly press conference that the injury that caused left tackle Jack Conklin to leave Saturday’s win over Central Michigan is not season-ending.
According to Mlive.com, Conklin suffered a left knee injury in the second quarter while blocking on an extra point attempt. Dantonio is not one to talk about injuries, but MSU does announce when injuries are of the season-ending variety (see: Ed Davis and Vayante Copeland).
Additionally, Dantonio offered no timetable on a potential return for Conklin, one of the Big Ten’s top offensive linemen.
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“We’ll see what happens by Friday or Saturday. Usually we’ll make those announcements prior to the game,” Dantonio said.
No. 2 Michigan State (4-0) opens its Big Ten schedule on Saturday against Purdue at home.
Elsewhere in injury news, Virginia Tech head coach Frank Beamer said Monday that standout corner Kendall Fuller to return to the lineup in the Hokies’ ACC opener against Pittsburgh on Saturday.
“I would think it would be very doubtful that he’s back,” Beamer said per the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
Fuller, a junior, was expected to play over the weekend against East Carolina, but had issues with his lingering knee injury during pregame warm-ups and did not play. Beamer said Fuller has been dealing with the knee injury, which the team has called a “spain,” since preseason practice. The ECU game is the first game Fuller missed this season.
With Fuller out, sophomore Greg Stroman started for the Hokies, who fell to 2-2 in the team’s 35-28 loss to the Pirates.
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