Wisconsin tight end suffers lower body injury, taken off by ambulance

Wisconsin tight end Clay Cundiff was taken off the field by ambulance during Saturday’s 27-7 win over No. 9 Iowa. The injury occurred when Cundiff’s legs were swept from behind while blocking a defender. The ESPN broadcast team opted not to show replay angles of the injury, avoiding the gruesome images.

As fellow tight end Jake Ferguson came to his side, he looked away after seeing the leg injury. Teammates immediately called for medical attention, and the ambulance was later brought to Clay Cundiff’s side.

Wisconsin TE Clay Cundiff was taken off the field in an ambulance after his legs were taken out from behind him while he was blocking. His teammates looked away when they looked down at his legs. Prayers up for him. pic.twitter.com/iNZGgpguZx

— ✯✯✯✯✯ (@FTBVids_YT) October 30, 2021

The extent of the injury remains unclear, but he provided a thumbs up toward the crowd on his way out of the stadium.

Clay Cundiff is a redshirt sophomore from Wichita, Kansas. The 6-foot-3 run blocker played in four games this season, recording three catches for 86 yards and a touchdown.

Wisconsin transfer news

Former Michigan State cornerback Kalon Gervin has committed to Wisconsin one month after entering the transfer portal.

Gervin entered the portal on Sept. 26 after playing four games this season for the Spartans. In his Michigan State career, the fourth-year junior appeared in 23 career games with nine starts for the Spartans and had 44 tackles and four pass break-ups.

Kalon Gervin started all six games he appeared in for the Spartans in 2020, and started two games this season, recording 14 tackles, before being passed up on the depth chart by Ronald Williams, Chester Kimbrough and Chuck Brantley.

Kalon Gervin is one of three Spartans who have entered the portal since this season began. Redshirt junior linebacker Chase Kline and true freshman defensive end Alex Okelo also entered the portal, but have yet to announce a new school.

Wisconsin also lost cornerback Donte Burton to the transfer portal, according to On3’s Matt Zenitz. The 5-foot-10 junior started five games for the Badgers over his first two seasons.

Burton is a former three-star recruit from Loganville, Georgia. He chose Wisconsin over Notre Dame, Indiana and others.

Over his career he appeared in 23 games, making 22 tackles with five pass breakups. Burton recorded his first career interception on Sept. 11, against Eastern Michigan. Despite the uptick in production throughout the 2020 season, he fell out of favor this year. After playing a limited roll for Wisconsin over the first seven games, the cornerback decided to enter the transfer portal.

Sophomore fullback Quan Easterling also entered the transfer portal Thursday, according to On3’s Matt Zenitz. The former three-star recruit played in two games for the Badgers, including one in 2019.