An injury delayed the start of Gionni Paul‘s 2014 season. Unfortunately, another one bookends it.
Wednesday, Utah head coach Kyle Whittingham confirmed that there’s been “a setback” with Paul’s foot. As a result, the linebacker will miss the last two games of the Utes’ regular season (Arizona, Colorado) as well as the bowl game.
The good news is that a full recovery is expected for the junior.
Paul initially suffered the injury during spring practice and, months later, it caused him to miss the first two games of the year. Despite that, he leads the Utes with four interceptions, a total that’s second in the Pac-12.
In early January of 2013, it was confirmed that Paul was no longer a part of the Miami (Fla.) football team. A short time later, Paul landed with the Utes and was idle all last season because of transfer rules. Despite never playing a down for the Utes, Paul was voted a team captain in the spring.
He will still have one season of eligibility remaining.