Running back Zac Stacy and tight end Austin Monahan went down with knee injuries on back-to-back plays during Vanderbilt’s practice Thursday. Before the MRI’s were performed this morning, it was thought that Monahan’s injury was the more severe of the two.
Unless Stacy’s leg actually fell off and it’s not being reported, that’s indeed the case.
According to The Tennessean, an MRI revealed a torn ACL for the redshirt junior, prematurely ending his season the same way for the second season in a row. It’s actually the third time in three years an injury has ended a season prematurely for Monahan; in 2008, a shoulder injury forced him out of the final eight games.
As far as Stacy’s injury is concerned, the back was diagnosed with a sprained MCL and will miss 2-4 weeks. Last season, the sophomore led the Commodores in rushing with 802 yards.