Florida State RB Mario Pender has surgery on collapsed lung
Florida State running back Mario Pender, who has been hospitalized with a collapsed lung, had successful surgery on Wednesday.
Seminoles head coach Jimbo Fisher previously said that Pender could be released earlier this week, but Fisher said on his radio show Wednesday that Pender was dealing with an infection and other complications.
“He had some infection in his lungs,” Fisher said per Warchant.com. “They went in today and did some surgery and they closed the hole up. It was just a little hole. They thought it would recover quickly but it never did. Now it looks like an extended stay (in the hospital).”
Pender, who had already been ruled out for Saturday’s game against Wake Forest, suffered the injury during practice and has been hospitalized since Sept. 22 – the day it occurred. Fisher said Pender’s initial timetable for a return was two weeks.
Pender is Florida State’s primary backup behind Dalvin Cook and has 140 yards and a touchdown so far this season.
Fisher said sophomore Johnathan Vickers and freshman Jacques Patrick are in line for more carries with Pender out.
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