Star wide receiver Bru McCoy of Tennessee sustains a season-ending injury and needs surgery.
WVLT – KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Star receiver Bru McCoy of the University of Tennessee announced that he had surgery after injuring his lower leg during Saturday’s game against South Carolina.
Officials from the team stated that he suffered a fracture-dislocation of his right ankle, which ended his season.
The statement from the officials read, “Bru and his family appreciate all of your prayers and support since last night and in the days ahead.” “Bru has shown resolute toughness, character, and leadership as a Vol on and off the field. He is now embarking on the road to recovery with the goal of turning this minor setback into a minor inconvenience on his football journey.”
The night ended with a win, but the wide receiver was carted off the field in during the second quarter. McCoy had just caught an 18-yard pass from quarterback Joe Milton when he went down.
After the game, Milton said he was at a loss for words when McCoy went down.
“I truly honestly didn’t want to go back out there,” Milton said.
Coach Josh Heupel also had kind words for McCoy.
“Hate what happened to Bru [McCoy],” Heupel said. “There’s nobody better than him. Great teammate, great leader, tough as they come. He works extremely hard to be his best and make sure his teammates do that, too.”
Before the season started, WVLT sat down with McCoy to preview the upcoming season.
The Southern California transfer told WVLT that his interests outside of football are reading, fishing, and spending time with his family.
In order to increase public awareness of sudden cardiac arrest, he also launched the Huddle for Hearts project. Two AEDs that he gave to the local sports teams.
Partnering with the Peyton Walker Foundation gave McCoy the ideal platform and an opportunity to give back to a community on something that is very important and prevalent right now. “I think seeing it in the sport that you play and what happened with Damar Hamlin and being able to learn the history looking back,” McCoy said at the time.
