MORGANTOWN - Last summer, when Geno Smith arrived for his first summer at West Virginia, he promptly broke his foot and was limited during his first fall football camp.
MORGANTOWN - Last summer, when Geno Smith arrived for his first summer at West Virginia, he promptly broke his foot and was limited during his first fall football camp.
Now, heading into his first spring - and as WVU's apparent starter at quarterback - Smith has done it again.
The sophomore-to-be broke a bone in left foot during a conditioning session last week and is expected to miss at least six weeks and perhaps more. That could keep him out of parts of the Mountaineers' spring practice, which begins in early April.
Smith broke a metatarsal bone on the outside edge of his left foot and was to have surgery this weekend to insert a screw into the foot. He broke a different bone in the same foot last June while riding an all-terrain vehicle.
After that accident, Smith was limited for the rest of the summer and was somewhat restricted in what he was allowed to do when WVU began fall practice in early August. Still, Smith earned the backup quarterback job behind Jarrett Brown and saw extensive action in two games - playing most of the way in a win over Marshall and the second half of this month's Gator Bowl loss to Florida State.
Thanks to a later-than-usual spring practice schedule, Smith might not miss any time because of the injury. The Mountaineers aren't scheduled to begin practice until after spring break in early April and will finish at the end of the month. Normally the team begins workouts in late March and concludes in mid-April.
Reach Dave Hickman at 304-348-1734 or dphickm...@aol.com.
MORGANTOWN - Last summer, when Geno Smith arrived for his first summer at West Virginia, he promptly broke his foot and was limited during his first fall football camp.
Now, heading into his first spring - and as WVU's apparent starter at quarterback - Smith has done it again.
The sophomore-to-be broke a bone in left foot during a conditioning session last week and is expected to miss at least six weeks and perhaps more. That could keep him out of parts of the Mountaineers' spring practice, which begins in early April.
Smith broke a metatarsal bone on the outside edge of his left foot and was to have surgery this weekend to insert a screw into the foot. He broke a different bone in the same foot last June while riding an all-terrain vehicle.
After that accident, Smith was limited for the rest of the summer and was somewhat restricted in what he was allowed to do when WVU began fall practice in early August. Still, Smith earned the backup quarterback job behind Jarrett Brown and saw extensive action in two games - playing most of the way in a win over Marshall and the second half of this month's Gator Bowl loss to Florida State.
Thanks to a later-than-usual spring practice schedule, Smith might not miss any time because of the injury. The Mountaineers aren't scheduled to begin practice until after spring break in early April and will finish at the end of the month. Normally the team begins workouts in late March and concludes in mid-April.
Reach Dave Hickman at 304-348-1734 or dphickm...@aol.com.
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Now one player goes down with a small broken bone and its front page news?
Not sure it makes any difference because Mullen still hasnt proved to me he can be a big time/big game OC. WVU could take the best players they have had in the last 20 years and put on the field and Mullen couldnt do much with them.
Geno is a young kid and there will be growing pains with him for sure because thats the way things are with young players, but toss in the growing pains of an inept OC like Mullen and things go from bad to worse. And once again people are worried about a small broken bone that will heal up? WVU has much bigger issues to worry about that a broken bone in a qb's foot.
They have given Coley a "look" evry since he came to WVU. Did anyone see him in last years Gold/ Blue game? He doesn't have the arm to be a quality QB. He continually throws the ball into the ground...even on swing routes and screen passes. He doesn't have any type of 'touch' on the ball.
The only way that I see him playing, is in a "Mountain-Cat" or "Mountain-Lion" formation (yes those are my ideas) or as a return man or WR/CB position. He does have talent and speed....but he needs to get on the field.
Johnson will be our best bet at having a PW type at QB....too bad that he couldn't have signed early and be here for spring practice. Especially with Geno hurt...it would have given JJ a good beginning (since Brunetti seems to be looking elsewhere).
Don't want to lose him without giving a look.