When Carlos Hyde came off the field late in the first half and trainers wrapped his knee in ice, it was certainly cause for concern; Hyde had been the leading rusher among Ohio State tailbacks at that point, though with the early exit his numbers looked modest by the rest of the game (seven rushes, 27 yards), he was still an effective power presence in the backfield.
Now, when guys get their knees iced, go off into the locker room, then come back out in sweats, it’s safe to assume bad things have happened with that knee. To that end, the news from Urban Meyer about the extent of Hyde’s injury is about as good as Ohio State could ask for.
Here’s the report from Urban Meyer’s postgame comments, via a reporter from Eleven Warriors:
Carlos Hyde has an MCL sprain. Meyer said he could “be out a week or two”— Alex 11W (@alex11w) September 8, 2012
That said, that may just be an initial estimation. Carlos Hyde got on Twitter shortly thereafter and indicated that more…
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