Monday injury update
October 27, 2008
Back from Country’s BBQ. If you’re a twitter follower, you got my update on Jernigan. But that was just his side of the story. Here’s what I posted as an online update
TROY – The MRIs on Troy wide receiver Jerrel Jernigan and quarterback Tanner Jones came back on Monday. Jones is out for the year with torn knee ligaments, and Jernigan’s MRI revealed a bone bruise on his right knee. Both were injured in Saturday’s 45-17 win at North Texas.
The sophomore wideout, second in the conference in receiving, is questionable for Saturday’s game at UL-Monroe. He says he’ll play, but coaches are listing him as questionable. (EDIT - on first twitter update I sent out, it was because Jernigan said he’d play. We hadn’t talked to coaches yet. As you can see below, his chances for Saturday are slim. The ULM game isn’t the most important one - right now the ULL game is because ULM isn’t going to catch Troy in the standings. Obviously ULL and Ark State are the top two. Based on what coaches said, I’d be surprised if he DID play this week. Sorry for any confusion earlier.)
“He’s a breed apart, but I don’t know if he can overcome this injury by Saturday,” Troy head coach Larry Blakeney said. “I know we’ll do everything we can within the realm of modern medicine to help him, but there’s only so much he can do.”
Offensive coordinator Neal Brown said that “if it’s close, we won’t play him,” in regards to Jernigan. Senior Gerald Tate would start at the H-receiver spot in Jernigan’s spot.
Center Danny Franks (ankle) should play Saturday, but he hasn’t practiced in two weeks. Wideout Patrick Cherry (ankle) didn’t play at North Texas, but is expected back this week. On defense, linebackers Bear Woods (ankle) and Chris Bowens (ankle), who didn’t play against UNT, are questionable for this week’s game.
OTHER NOTES: Blakeney and kicker Sam Glusman said it was bad form that caused him to miss two extra points against UNT (a third one was blocked). They’ll get it corrected. It was a problem Glusman had in preseason before he got it out of his system. The one that was blocked wasn’t Glusman’s fault, Blakeney said. They shot up the gap at right guard and center. Glusman’s trajectory on kicks has always been good, so it wasn’t a problem.
Jonathan Chandler will battle Dantavious Parker for the No. 2 spot, but Chandler will still work at WR, Neal Brown said.
