Injuries Aplenty in the State of Washington

Thursday was the day to get injured if you are a collegiate athlete in the state of Washington. First, Cougar starting RB Dwight Tardy tore his ACL and is out for the season. This is a huge blow to the team espeically coming off their most impressive victory of the season. With 2nd stringer Chris Ivory out with a concussion, 3rd RB Kevin McCall gets the start in Berkley Saturday night.

The rival Huskies took a blow today, albeit to their basketball team. Starting guard Ryan Appleby broke his thumb in an offcourt incident. The article says that Appleby is the Huskies' best offensive player, I would disagree with that. He is only out six weeks so he won't miss any major part of the season, but his lack of preseason play may hurt him, especially since Appleby is a jump-shooter.


WSU RB Tardy out for season with torn ACL [Seattle Times]
UW's Appleby injured, off the court for 6 weeks [Seattle PI]