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Brad McGuire, who currently holds the edge to be UL's starting quarterback next fall, will likely undergo surgery for a sports hernia in Philadelphia sometime in the next two weeks.
The news was first reported Saturday at theadvertiser.com.
McGuire served as the team's primary back-up last year behind senior Michael Desormeaux, the 2008 Sun Belt Conference Offensive Player of the Year. The sophomore had four touchdowns last year despite the injury and in his only collegiate start helped the Cajuns rally past Arkansas State without an injured Desormeaux.
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Joshua Parrott •
jparrott@theadvertiser.com • April 5, 2009
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The native of Gulf Breeze, Fla., aggravated his sports hernia in a scrimmage on March 28 and missed the final week of spring drills.
Dr. William Meyers of Drexel University, one of the nation's foremost experts on sports hernias, is expected to do the surgery. He has performed the same procedure on Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb, Phoenix Suns forward Grant Hill and New Orleans Saints tight end Jeremy Shockey.
"We're going to try to get the surgery scheduled for the end of this week or the next week," said McGuire's father, Brad McGuire Sr. "There are only three or four doctors in the country that can do this surgery.
"We definitely want to make sure we get the best doctor available."
A diagnosis for a sports hernia can be difficult to make because, unlike other hernias, there is not always a visible bulge in the leg or groin area. With at least 17 different variations, sports hernias can vary anywhere from torn or frayed muscles to a weakness in the abdominal wall.
Sometimes a sports hernia can be mistaken as a groin pull, a strained abdominal muscle or a hip problem.
The total recovery period for the surgery is six-to-eight weeks.
Odds and Ends
UL's Gridiron Alumni Club, which is chaired by former Cajun offensive lineman Marty Cannon, provided food for the players after Saturday's scrimmage. The remaining food was donated to the Ark of Lafayette, a residential rehabilitation center for men 17 and older with drug and alcohol problems, and the Master's Commission, a training program for young people who want to be in community ministry ... At least 20 Cajuns sat out Saturday's scrimmage due to injuries. Among those on offense included Brad McGuire, Julian Shankle, Dusty Mack, Nasser Jamal, Jonathan Thomas, Brad Bustle, Chris Fisher, Ross Goodlett, Verlin Moore, Phillip Walker, Matt Dupre and Ladarius Green. The injured defensive players were Jermaine Rogers, Rodney Gillis, Tory Day, Grant Fleming, Jordan Topp, Tim Jackson, Jeremy Cook and Richard Brooks ... There were two recent position changes on the offensive line in the spring. Redshirt freshman Jaron Odom moved to left guard from right tackle. Sophomore Kyle Plouhar shifted to left tackle from right guard.
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