Troy Woolfolk suffered a lower body injury during practice on Tuesday afternoon. The word on the internet is dislocated ankle, he's out for several months at least and the entire year is likely.
This is what Butch Woolfolk, Troy's father, told the Detroit Free Press. “I’m only listening to what the coaches told me, but they said it happened during a tackle. His foot got stuck in the turf and his ankle just turned,” Butch Woolfolk said from Sugar Land, Texas, where he lives and where Troy grew up. “It was dislocated and when they put it back in the socket, they did an X-ray and found out about the ligament (damage) and the bone broke.”
The doctors are waiting for the swelling to recede before deciding on surgery.
What this means for the Fall season
Troy going down leaves JT Floyd at one starting cornerback position and a true freshman on the other side. Cullen Christian and Courtney Avery* will battle it out for the other spot and the loser will see plenty of time at nickel.
Teric Jones has recently transition back to corner from safety. He should see playing time as he is now one of the few upperclassmen at the position.
The depth at corner is desperately thin, the Woolfolk injury is truly tragic. If your initial reaction was to sit in the darkest corner of your room and cry while "Don't Stop Believin'" played in the background, I wouldn't blame you.
Without Woolfolk, the only senior in the secondary, Umich can expect to lose at least one more game this season. By all accounts, he had been increasingly more vocal throughout the offseason and he would have been a leader on this team.
* Courtney Avery Digression: His first and last name are male/female first names. My first instinct was that this was a girls name. Don't believe me? I searched the omniscient Facebook for people with the name Courtney Avery. Out of the 46 people that share his name, there are only three other guys on the list. Courtney Avery is an 8.7% masculine name. How's that for metrics? Maybe I shouldn't be making fun of freshman cornerbacks; I don't want to hurt their psyche.
What this means for next Fall
Whoever coaches the team next year gets a 5th year senior in Woolfolk. He can redshirt this season as long as he is willing to come back next year.
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
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