Brent Yarina, BTN.com Senior Editor, November 17, 2012
This is not the way Penn State's Michael Mauti wanted to leave Beaver Stadium, perhaps, for the final time in his career. Already having suffered a pair of knee surgeries, Mauti left Saturday's game on a cart after injuring his left knee. Mauti is a fan favorite, both for his incredible play and leadership, so it's no surprise the Penn State faithful gave him a standing ovation and chanted his name as he left the field. Watch the ovation now and see the injury in this post.
BTN sideline reporter J Leman said there is no update on Mauti and that he hopes to get one at halftime. It didn't look good, though, as Mauti, who's well-versed on knee injuries, had his head in his hands on the cart.
Watch Mauti's injury here:
Hate seeing Michael Mauti carted off. One of the most impressive players I ever have met in my career. #PennState #B1G
— Tom Dienhart (@TomDienhart1) November 17, 2012
Michael Zordich comforts Michael Mauti as he leaves the field on a cart. http://t.co/ceJGIkq6
— Ben Jones (@Ben_Jones88) November 17, 2012
Please be okay Michael Mauti.
— Jay Paterno (@JayPaterno) November 17, 2012
At the same time Mauti went down, Michigan's Fitzgerald Toussaint also was being carted off the field:
BTN.com web editor Brent Yarina covers football and men's basketball for BTN.com. He writes the popular uniform feature "Clothes Call," which also focuses on the latest cosmetic changes across Big Ten arenas and stadiums. Read all of his work here. You can subscribe to Yarina's RSS feed and follow him on Twitter @BTNBrentYarina. |