Devin Thomas may have broken his leg tonight

[JoyDivision]

 

[Swine_Sooie]

Dislocated ankle from a horse-collar tackle. Said to likely be out for the season.

[pioneerbasketball]

Incase you didn't already know, the star SA Madison running back apparently suffered a compound fracture of his lower right leg just above his ankle in the 4th quarter of their game against Reagan. Ironically, his offensive coordinator asked him to come out of the game only two plays prior but he insisted on finishing the drive which was then inside the Reagan 20 with Madison up 35-14 and the game really out of reach. Thomas was hog collared (a tackle illegal in the NFL, but perfectly acceptable by NCAA and High School football) by a Reagan defender on the two yard line. When he was pulled back the stress appeared to have forced the lower leg to snap just above the ankle.

Devin Thomas who started at safety as a sophmore, while Tony Green (now at Alabama A&M) played running back, did not get his first carry until the 2nd game of his junior season after sitting out the first with an injury. In the 15 varsity games he played at running back, Thomas compiled an incredible 3,347 yards. Most likely he will never play another down of high school football, but those eye popping numbers assure him a permanent place among the all time great running backs in Texas high school football.



Just under 4 min left to play. Madison is up 35-14 and he is still on the field.

[tophawg19]

was nutt coaching his team already

[go hogues]

Already 2 recruits out for the season before they reach the Hill.  Not good.

[The_Bionic_Pig]

Already 2 recruits out for the season before they reach the Hill.  Not good.

Atleast its the H.S. season and not their freshmen year.  We got 10 Months until the freshmen report and Felix is staying his Senior season + DeAnthony is still quite healthy.  I think we will be fine as long as this trend doesn't continue.

[Hawgballz]

Already 2 recruits out for the season before they reach the Hill.  Not good.

Atleast its the H.S. season and not their freshmen year.  We got 10 Months until the freshmen report and Felix is staying his Senior season + DeAnthony is still quite healthy.  I think we will be fine as long as this trend doesn't continue.

Don't forget Michael Smith & Brandon Barnett.

[Hawgballz]

Here is a link to the story in the San Antonio newspaper.

http://www.sagametime.com/web/district.html?site=default&tpl=url&url=http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/hssports/football/stories/MYSA100707.8C.FBHflorescol.39dc232.html

[VenturaHog]

Man I'm very sorry to hear this, hope he heals ok. This kid is a class act, he deserves good things.

[FBPLAYER65]

Felix Jones is not staying for his Senior season. I will bet anyone.

[mbgrulz]

Already 2 recruits out for the season before they reach the Hill.  Not good.

Felix is staying his Senior season

hate to tell ya bud, but the horse's mouth says other wise.

[tophawg19]

i feel like the money will change his mind . now he is mid first round , next year who knows

[J Man]

i feel like the money will change his mind . now he is mid first round , next year who knows

Can you provide a link where an unbiased authority has stated he is a first rounder.  All I have heard are fans on this board saying this.  I think he will be back so that he can prove his worthiness.

[big john]

jone,s will not be a hawg next year you can book that for sure.

[Hog Fan from Camden]

Hope Thomas makes a full recovery!  The new coach could use him next year!

[Hawgballz]

jone,s will not be a hawg next year you can book that for sure.

I just love how some folks know more about a player than that player knows about himself.

[selfexplanatory]

HS and college need to take after the pros and outlaw the Horse Collar tackle.  It is a desperation move to tackle somebody that ranks just under a face mask in my opinion.

[TN_Realist]

i feel like the money will change his mind . now he is mid first round , next year who knows

Can you provide a link where an unbiased authority has stated he is a first rounder.  All I have heard are fans on this board saying this.  I think he will be back so that he can prove his worthiness.

mel kiper

[TN_Realist]

That San Antonio times article really puts it in perspective how good this kid is. 
For the other teams fans to be chanting his name, they know they were witnessing someone special. 
335 yards in a game against an undefeated 5A team.  Even the opposing players felt sick after this one it seems with the guy almost in tears. 
Wow I feel awful after reading that but praying he can be that special for the Hogs

[big john]

hes good kid prays go out the the yung man ,

[Hollywood_HOGan45]

wow
that totally sucks for that kid. Wished he could have broken rushing records instead of bones.

his stats would have been unreal if he stayed healthy.

[3kgthog]

That sucks for him. On the brightside, at least it wasn't a knee or hip.

Felix won't be back. I don't care what he says right now in the middle of the season. We all know the combine is what makes the money and all Felix would have to do is go in, catch some balls and run his 4.3 forty. He'd be an instant 1st round RB at that point. I'm sure he also knows the team is going to suck next season with no McFadden, Hillis or Monk.

[The_Iceman]

do you think he will have a full recovery? bones do heal better than ligaments...

[VenturaHog]

HS and college need to take after the pros and outlaw the Horse Collar tackle.  It is a desperation move to tackle somebody that ranks just under a face mask in my opinion.

YES!!!!!!!!

[bd93]

HS and college need to take after the pros and outlaw the Horse Collar tackle.  It is a desperation move to tackle somebody that ranks just under a face mask in my opinion.

I agree

[Hawgballz]

do you think he will have a full recovery? bones do heal better than ligaments...

My understanding is that it is not bones, but it will be some time before the full extent of the damage is known.  The swelling needs to subside some so they can get a better picture of the injury.

[justmaybe]

I agree about the horse collar tackle. I wrote a letter last year to get it banned in high school to no avail of course. My son got collared in the first defensive series after picking up a fumble and running it back. Hurt his knee pretty good although he stayed in for the rest of the game after coming out for a few plays. I wanted him out of the game but they only have 20 players on the team and he would not come out. PIt is the second time in two seasons we have had someone hurt with it.

[Torqued pork]

It will probably take a very high profile college player on a very high profile team to sustain a major injury during a televised game for the NCAA to change the rule on the horse collar tackle. I can't imagine what it would take for high schools to change their rule.

[slopinhogs]

the good new was that it wasn't broken and wouldn't need surgery and would tsake time but should heal on it'swn. pulled everything in it.really bad sprain.

[justmaybe]

In High school common sense should reign, actually in all of them I guess. But in high school the separation from bad to good players is larger I think and it should take about 3 minutes of discussion to get rid of this but they won't do it for some reason. It has been brought up before and they just won't pass it. Usually rule chgs don't get implemented becuase of the impact on officiating but in this case it is a very easy call. 

[IronHog]

the good new was that it wasn't broken and wouldn't need surgery and would tsake time but should heal on it'swn. pulled everything in it.really bad sprain.

?? So what is the extent of the injury??

The newspaper said it was a "dislocation" of the ankle indication significant damage to the ligaments of the ankle.  Has other information been given not linked in this thread?

[IronHog]

It will probably take a very high profile college player on a very high profile team to sustain a major injury during a televised game for the NCAA to change the rule on the horse collar tackle. I can't imagine what it would take for high schools to change their rule.

I think we have come close to seeing McFadden go down due to the horse-collar several times.

[COCHISE]

It will probably take a very high profile college player on a very high profile team to sustain a major injury during a televised game for the NCAA to change the rule on the horse collar tackle. I can't imagine what it would take for high schools to change their rule.

I think we have come close to seeing McFadden go down due to the horse-collar several times.

He got horse-collared in the SECCG last year by Florida and wasn't as effective through much of that game and into the Capitol One Bowl.

[MajorHog]

the word I'm getting is that the kid can't even start rehab until after natl signing day.  will the Hogs honor their scholly offer despite the injury?

[Hawgballz]

the word I'm getting is that the kid can't even start rehab until after natl signing day.  will the Hogs honor their scholly offer despite the injury?

Yes, the scholarship will be honored (we have honored scholarships on much worse injuries in the past).  It is my understanding that no surgery is required (letting the body heal itself) which means no breaks or complete tears.  Where does the estimate of February before rehab can be started come from?

[Wu Tang Clan]

the word I'm getting is that the kid can't even start rehab until after natl signing day.  will the Hogs honor their scholly offer despite the injury?

The best news on Devin Thomas is that his injury does not require surgery.  Even if he does start rehabbing in February he will be 100 percent by the time fall rolls around.