Kendre Miller suffers leg injury during second quarter of CFP semifinal

The TCU Horned Frogs saw their starting running back, Kendre Miller, suffer a leg injury from an awkward tackle in the first half. Miller’s leg was held up by a tackler, and he appeared to pin his ankle under the tackle as well while struggling to stay upright.

Kendre Miller suffers knee injury

Miller came out of the game with a visible limp, as the Horned Frogs continued their first-half dominance against the Wolverines. Although TCU held a 21-3 lead, Miller being limited or unavailable would be a huge loss for their offense in the second half. Miller had seven rushes for 56 yards before coming out of the game initially.

Shortly afterwards, the ESPN broadcast team gave a quick update on the injury, explaining that it looked like a right knee injury.

“I wanted to give you an injury update on running back Kendre Miller,” said ESPN’s Tiffany Blackmon. “It appears he has injured his right knee. I watched him get on the bike and step off of it. He’s grimacing in pain, but he keeps telling his teammates and members of the athletic staff that he’s good.”

The injury wasn’t severe enough to derail Miller’s night completely, as he came out with TCU on the field for the second half with a noticeable limp and sleeve over his right leg. Despite the injury, Miller toughed it out for his teammates and kept contributing to the rushing attack.