South Carolina junior running back Marcus Lattimore was one of the biggest stud running backs in the nation last season. He ended 2010 as the SEC’s Freshman of the Year, an All-SEC first team selection and as second-team All American. Last season he was off to a rip-roaring start with ten touchdowns and a 5.0 yards per carry average through South Carolina’s first seven games. In the seventh game against Mississippi State, Lattimore’s season ended with a torn ACL.
This season, Lattimore was off to an even better start with 17 scores through eight-plus games until he suffered one of the worst sports injuries you’ll ever see (or so I’ve been told, I refuse to watch it). Here’s the video. WARNING: IT’S BAD (I think).
Lattimore, a classy kid by all accounts, suffered a dislocated knee and severe ligament damage. He’s looking at surgery and possibly over one year of rehabilitation. Lattimore ha vowed to return to football after what could have been a career-ending injury.
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