You never want to see a player suffer a serious injury, and you especially don't want to see it happen during spring practice. Rutgers has unfortunately suffered one such injury this spring though, as defensive end Julian Pinnix-Odrick tore his ACL earlier this month. He will probably miss the entirety of the 2013 season.
Pinnix-Odrick --a redshirt freshman from Montclair-- figured to get significant playing time at the "R" (weak side) defensive end position, listed as the back up to Marcus Thompson there, so this is pretty significant loss. Defensive line depth is one of Rutgers' biggest strengths, however, so it's possible they can absorb this injury, but you don't want your depth tested before the season even starts.
As a member of the heralded 2012 recruiting class, JPO took a redshirt last
year, but he did impress as a pass rusher during practices. He could conceivably come back later in the year, but it is very unlikely and it's probably best for all parties involved for him to just take a medical redshirt this year. Hopefully he can get healthy and become a big contributer in 2014.
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