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Title: ESPN Breaking News: Lattimore suffered a...
Post by: TheRealOrange on October 28, 2012, 08:40:07 EDT
....dislocated knee and it could be a year-long recovery/rehab.  Spurrier: "We're optimistic his football days are still ahead of him."

http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/8564561/marcus-lattimore-dislocated-knee-saturday-south-carolina-gamecocks-coach-steve-spurrier-says


Title: Re: ESPN Breaking News: Lattimore suffered a...
Post by: VinnieVOL on October 28, 2012, 08:43:11 EDT
Can't wait to see that guy play on Sundays.


Title: Re: ESPN Breaking News: Lattimore suffered a...
Post by: SmokeyJoe on October 28, 2012, 08:46:29 EDT
Great news!


Title: Re: ESPN Breaking News: Lattimore suffered a...
Post by: ChattanoogaVol on October 28, 2012, 10:41:47 EDT
There could be Vascular damage(involvement) with a knee dislocation, and that would for sure end his football days............hope not.

 :powert:


Title: Re: ESPN Breaking News: Lattimore suffered a...
Post by: LouisVOL on October 29, 2012, 01:07:32 EDT
and certainly extensive to severe ligament damage.  I hope he can come back from it, but it will take a miracle.

There could be Vascular damage(involvement) with a knee dislocation, and that would for sure end his football days............hope not.

 :powert:


Title: Re: ESPN Breaking News: Lattimore suffered a...
Post by: TheRealOrange on October 29, 2012, 01:16:25 EDT
and certainly extensive to severe ligament damage.  I hope he can come back from it, but it will take a miracle.


The latest update at of 7:00 p.m. ET:

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- South Carolina running back Marcus Lattimore hyperextended his right knee against Tennessee, causing injury to several ligaments, the school said in a release Sunday.

Coach Steve Spurrier said the injury is something Lattimore can come back from to play football again.

There were no fractures or additional injuries, according to team physician Jeffrey Guy.