Florida, USC, & Baylor Deal With Injuries

September 30, 2009 | by Carron J. PhillipscloseAuthor: Carron J. Phillips Name: Carron Phillips
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It all started when Oklahoma’s dream of national title went down the drain when Sam Bradford was drilled into the turf of the new Dallas Stadium. Everyone who’s familiar with the game of football knows that injuries are a huge part of the barbaric game.  But this year some big time programs are dealing with some injuries to some of their big time players.  And it seems like Bradford was just the initial falling domino.

The Florida Gators are dealing with an injury to Superman, and it seems like Kentucky’s DE Taylor Wyndham had some Kryptonite in his hands as he blasted Tebow on a brutal (but clean) sack.  To add insult to injury, as Tebow was falling he hit his head on his own teammates leg.  The former Heisman winner is currently recovering in Gainesville and was officially diagnosed as having his first concussion.  Everyone including Tebow and Urban Meyer are taking extra precaution about the injury and understand the seriousness of the situation.  However, it is likely that Tebow could still start the Gators next game as they have a bye week before they face LSU on the 10^th.  The extra seven days to heal could be the key to the Gator’s seasons and be the deciding factor on whether they repeat or not.

The Baylor Bears were a program on the rise and were led by a dark horse Heisman candidate.  Last season Robert Griffin put the Bears on his back and made everyone say “watch out”, but an isolated tear in his ACL will keep the dual threat QB on the sideline for the rest of the season.  With the Bears currently sitting at 2-1, it will be interesting to see how they deal with their leader standing on the sidelines.  During the off-season a lot of hype was built around the program and particularly Griffin, so only time will tell if the Bears will step up in the spotlight.

Finally, the injury bug hit the USC Trojans but in one of the most bizarre and scariest injuries seen in years.  Running back Stafon Johnson was in the weight room when he was bench pressing over 250 pounds and the bar slipped out of his hands landing on his neck.  The injury badly injured Johnson’s larynx and he has to undergo hours of surgery to repair it.  He is currently recuperating and is expecting to get his voice back in due time.  Word from the USC camp is that he is resting and using a notepad to communicate with his teammates and family.