Jake Campos Injured
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Guess we can't change what supposedly has happened. Have to have the next guy ready. No excuses.
Not sure why everyone thinks a medical RS is a foregone conclusion. As has been pointed out, to gain a 6th year of eligibility a player typically needs to lose 2 years of playing time due to injuries.
Campos is out for this year and 2017 will be his final season unless it also ends with an injury early, in which case he could probably get a sixth year. But not now.
It's a blow to our O Line, but nothing we can't overcome. We are the Alabama of the Midwest. We will continue to march toward a Big 12 championship and CFP.
The hip bones connected to the, everything underneath it bones...
No
Hows the song go? The hip bones connected to the, everything underneath it bones?
The O-Line will be fine, we have a lot of up and coming talent working hard there.
Only 1/3 of the team was here last year or some crazy stat? I'm with you though... The ONLY thing we need from this year is the culture and his systems take root with the youngsters. All else is a bonus.
Because of the ankle, or was it just a bad horse?
Yep. Someone is going to get an opportunity to grow into the role faster than we had hoped, but that may reveal something in them that we don't expect.
Everyone is jumping to medical conclusions, and it seems likely even his doctors are as yet unsure how long he will be out with the broken ankle. I highly doubt any definitive word has filtered to anyone posting here on the board unless its Chris Williams.
I broke my ankle about 15 years ago, and was back running and playing basketball within a month. That was a small "crack" and I'm guessing the possibilities range from 6 weeks to a full season for recovery in Campos' case. If he can make it back by late October for our final 5 weeks, that will limit how much his absence impacts the season. Depth on the OL is a problem, but it becomes increasingly so in the last half of the year. If he returns at that time, we may just be all right...JGJ seems like he will be an adequate replacement, or Fett may even shift out to Right Tackle. Either way, this hurts some but its not "devastating" as some seem to be suggesting.
I reserve the right to change my optimistic view on that, however, until I see how many other injuries we have along the OL in the pre and early season. If our starting five stay mostly healthy, this isn't a huge thing...that said, any more serious injuries and...well...there is always next year.
As always, depth is the issue at ISU. As you say, there may not be immediate huge issues, but it at the very least means we are one injury (even just someone being "nicked up") from a player who is not ready for Big 12 play seeing the field.