Bad news continued to strike the Nebraska Cornhuskers in the aftermath of their 33-28 loss to the BYU Cougars. During Monday’s press conference, coach Mike Riley announced several key injuries for the Huskers on both sides of the ball, including starting defensive end Jack Gangwish.
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It was only a week ago when Gangwish was overcome with emotion after receiving a “Blackshirt” for the first time in his career. The senior defensive end played a tough game in the season opener, but he was unable to complete a couple of sacks on Taysom Hill early on. Instead of having an opportunity to bounce back against South Alabama, Gangwish will miss at least three weeks due to an injured elbow. The ensuing schedule includes, a visit to the Miami Hurricanes and a home game against Southern Mississippi, following the Huskers’ battle with South Alabama.
According to Nebraska.247sports.com, Freedom Akinmoladun will be first in line to replace Gangwish on Saturday.
During the second quarter of Saturday’s loss, TE David Sutton received a dirty hit by BYU safety Jordan Preator. After Sutton was carted off the field with an injured ankle, he did not return to action. Right now, the best-case scenario for Sutton returning to the lineup is eight weeks. However, if Sutton doesn’t recover in time, his season will have ended on one of the dirtiest plays of the year.
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The Huskers’ special teams took a hit as well, when punter Sam Foltz was carted off the field with an ankle injury. Although Foltz did not return to perform his punting duties, he is listed as “game to game.” The Huskers count on Foltz as a weapon in the punt game, and he has the ability to change field position. If there’s any discomfort, he should sit out Saturday’s game, and attempt a comeback at Miami.
Those were the only significant injuries for the Huskers, so they remained relatively healthy, but they were already without De’Mornay Pierson-El due to an injury.