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Corey Clement's season has gone from slowed to stopped as Wisconsin's immediate succe sor to record-breaking running back will have surgery to correct a sports hernia.The junior will mi s 4-6 weeks, . Wisconsin (2-1) faces Hawaii on Saturday before finishing the regular season with eight consecutive Big Ten games in a nine-week stretch. D'Angelo Russell Jersey "Corey has been dealing with some i sues since before the Alabama game," said Badgers coach Paul Chryst in a statement. " Andrew Bogut Jersey He has been undergoing treatment since that time and has seen some progre s but not to the point where our medical staff is satisfied. So after consultation with our medical staff, Corey has decided to have surgery for a sports hernia."The optimistic end of Clement's projected return would put him back on the field at Illinois on Oct. 23. A six-week recovery would keep Clement out until a road game at Maryland on Nov. 7.Clement rushed just eight times for 16 yards in a season-opening lo s to Alabama, and hasn't played since.Prior to the season, Clement was named to the Doak Walker Award and Maxwell Award watch lists as one of Chris Mullin Jersey the top rushers in college football. He could enter the 2016 if he were to forego his remaining NCAA eligibility, or wait to enter the 2017 draft. He would also qualify for a medical hardship waiver for a redshirt season, because he's played in only one game this season. If Clement were to choose that path, he would be a fourth-year junior next James Wiseman Jersey year with the option of returning to Wisconsin once again in 2017. He addre sed that on Thursday:Clement on redshirting: "Who knows?" Plans to return in '15 but will make decisions based on how season and rehab pan out Wisconsin Football (@BadgerFootball) He excelled in a backup role behind Kevin Durant Jersey Gordon last year, rushing 147 times for 949 yards and nine touchdowns. Entering this season, he was to have been the next in a long line of star Wisconsin rushers that extends from to , and back to 1999 Heisman Trophy winner Ron Dayne.Clement didn't shy away from the expectations, and even publicly set a goal of 2,000 rushing yards, which Gordon accomplished with ease (2,587) in 2014.*Follow Chase Goodbread on Twitter *. |
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