Minnesota star working again Mohamed Ibrahim will miss the remainder of the season after struggling a lower-leg harm in Thursday’s loss to Ohio State.
Coach P.J. Fleck mentioned Ibrahim, the Huge Ten’s working again of the yr and a third-team AP All-America choice in 2020, will endure surgical procedure Tuesday. He had 163 dashing yards and two touchdowns on 30 carries earlier than being injured late within the third quarter of Minnesota’s 45-31 loss. Ibrahim limped off the sphere and went into Minnesota’s harm tent, finally strolling to the locker room with a boot on his left foot.
“He is upset,” Fleck mentioned. “He is labored extremely arduous. However it’s soccer. You’ll be able to’t management the accidents if you get onto the sphere, and also you’re enjoying in video games. He is bought a fantastic sense about him proper now and a fantastic presence. He is clearly not pleased with what occurred, however he is been capable of take care of it.”
Fleck did not specify the harm however mentioned it is “fairly clear” and that Ibrahim will be capable of make a full restoration in 4 to 6 months. Ibrahim is a fifth-year senior who endured a number of accidents earlier in his profession however nonetheless ranks eighth in staff historical past with 3,003 dashing yards and fourth in dashing touchdowns with 33. He has 547 profession carries.
In 2020, he was the one Huge Ten participant to hurry for 1,000 yards, and set Minnesota’s single-season document for dashing common (153.7 ypg). He ranked second nationally in scrimmage yards per recreation (161.7), trailing solely Buffalo’s Jaret Patterson (178.7).
“Whether or not he comes again or goes to the NFL, that is a selection he’ll make, not now, however later,” Fleck mentioned. “He does not must make it now. He wants to fret about getting wholesome and making a full restoration.” Fleck referred to as Ibrahim “the perfect again within the nation” and “the heartbeat of this staff,” and mentioned Ibrahim spent apply Sunday teaching the opposite working backs. Sophomore Trey Potts changed Ibrahim towards Ohio State and logged 10 carries for the sport. Sophomore Cam Wiley and others additionally seemingly will likely be within the rotation for carries.
“We now have plenty of numbers,” Fleck mentioned. “You simply have not seen plenty of them as a result of Mohamed’s been so good.”