Texas RB Jaydon Blue injured in first quarter vs. Michigan
Texas running back Jaydon Blue was injured in the first quarter against Michigan Saturday. After taking a carry with a little over five minutes to go in the period, Blue was seen hobbling off.
Blue managed to get off the field under his own power, but had to hop on his left leg. The injury was unclear, but Blue couldn’t put any weight down on his right leg.
ESPN’s Jake Trotter reported Blue exited the injury tent and was trying to work his leg out on the sideline.
“Texas running back Jaydon Blue, who limped off the field last series favoring his right leg, is out of the injury tent and trying to run along the sidelines,” Trotter wrote on Twitter. “Unclear if he’ll be going back in. Remember, Horns lost two RBs to season-ending injuries during the preseason.”
FOX’s Jenny Taft provided an update on Blue during the second quarter on the broadcast.
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“Texas has continued to play without running back Jaydon Blue right now,” Taft said. “He is currently on the sideline. They have re-taped his right ankle. He has been in and out of the medical tent, he ran up to the locker room at one point. Right now, he is trying to make sure his body is available. Texas doesn’t want to provide a yea or nay, but right now, he’s trying to stay in it. He wants to be a factor in this one.”
Blue eventually returned during Texas’ final drive of the first half.
Texas eventually scored on a Gunnar Helm touchdown reception from Quinn Ewers to lead 7-0 right after Blue’s injury. He had four carries for 14 yards to that point.
Last week, Blue carried the ball 11 times for 57 yards in a 52-0 win over Colorado State. After CJ Baxter was lost for the season, Blue and Jerrick Gibson were expected to pick up the slack.
Last season, Blue had 65 carries for 398 yards, three touchdowns and 6.1 yards per carry. He also reeled in 14 catches for 135 yards and a touchdown.
As a member of the Class of 2022, Blue was a four-star recruit out of Houston (Texas) Klein Cain, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He was the No. 30 overall prospect in the state, the No. 11 running back in the class and the No. 180 overall prospect in the class.
Jaydon Blue injured in first quarter vs. Michigan
Blue was surely going to be a factor in the game against the Wolverines. Head coach Steve Sarkisian explained the keys going into a hostile environment.
“I think we’ve got to have great poise and composure today,” Sarkisian told Pat McAfee on ESPN College GameDay. “You get in these environments like this, the thing that can hurt you the most is a self-inflicted wound. And so we’ve got to have great poise, great composure, especially on the offensive side of the ball at the line of scrimmage.
“We like to shift, we like to motion. We’re still going to do those things, so that’s important. We really built a program on toughness and on speed, and we need those two factors to show up today. We’ve got to play a tough brand of football today, and our speed has got to show up today.”