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Yates Tells Teammate He?s Out For The Season
Published by BomaniJones September 21st, 2008 in ACC Football. 7 Comments
According to a source close to the football team, North Carolina quarterback T.J. Yates told a teammate that an MRI revealed a fracture in his foot that will sideline him for the remainder of the season. Shortly before 9:00, Yates sent a text message to one of his teammates saying his injury would sideline him for the rest of the year.
In the third quarter of Saturday?s loss to Virginia Tech, the sophomore got up gingerly after being sacked by Orion Martin, then limped off the field after being hit on the following play and did not return to the game.
E-mails and messages left with UNC Associate Athletics Director for Athletic Communication Steve Kirschner and Deputy Director Kevin Best were not returned.
This likely means Mike Paulus, who struggled in Yates? stead, will start for UNC in Saturday?s game at Miami.
UPDATE: Just got off the phone with Kevin Best, who could neither confirm nor deny Yates? injury, but he said Yates had an MRI this evening.