Prudhomme injury leaves UL with big decision at center

[NewsCopy]

Napier said Prudhomme – a fifth-year senior from Eunice High who was UL’s starting center both of the last two seasons – has undergone reconstructive surgery to repair an anterior cruciate ligament that was torn late in spring practice.

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[Policarp]

Schuzzbutt

[facelessjonmoon]

Darn it.... thats not good

I want to see our OL maul people this season. According to the article though , Napier feels good about depth at center position

[mgv6260]

Darn it.... thats not good

I want to see our OL maul people this season. According to the article though , Napier feels good about depth at center position

During one of the interviews for media day (forgot which one). He said OL is the deepest spot on the team and if there was any position we can absorb an injury OL is it.

[Rainman66]

Schuzzbutt

Nanu nanu

[zephyr]

Can't read the article but I'm assuming the staff is looking at other options now. Reconstructive surgery is a 9-12 month recovery. With the amount of shots those linemen take over the course of a season, don't see how Prudhomme is able to play this season. Hopefully a medical is possible.

[facelessjonmoon]

Can't read the article but I'm assuming the staff is looking at other options now. Reconstructive surgery is a 9-12 month recovery. With the amount of shots those linemen take over the course of a season, don't see how Prudhomme is able to play this season. Hopefully a medical is possible.

The article quotes Napier as saying that they will evaluate Prudhomme after a couple of games into the season (that he will sit out) on whether to redshirt or not. Since he already redshirted as a freshman, it would have to be a medical of course

Shane Vallot is the most likely candidate to take over according to Napier.

"And we'd be very comfortable with Shane playing," Napier said. Redshirt freshman Luke Junkunc is another candidate, as is Spencer Gardner, who appeared as a reserve in each game last season.Napier suggested Marks is a possibility for sliding over to center, and that true freshman Jax Harrington — an Erath High product — "has the mental capacity and the maturity to maybe do that job."