The quarterback position at Kansas took a significant shot over the weekend. Just how significant remains to be seen.
As previously reported, Michael Cummings sustained a knee injury in Saturday’s spring game. Two days later, KU announced that Cummings will undergo surgery in the not-too-distant future to repair the damage.
The specific nature of the injury wasn’t detailed, nor was a timeline for a return given.
“Michael sustained a left knee injury that is going to require surgery,” Jayhawk head coach David Beaty said in a statement. “Following his surgery he will work diligently, alongside our medical staff, to get back to the field as quickly as possible.”
While quarterbacks were off-limits for contact, Cummings was inadvertently tackled by a teammate on the play that led to the injury to his left knee.
“It was a complete freak accident,” said Cummings in his statement. “I have reviewed the film from Saturday and Michael Glatczak (the player who made the tackle) was being blocked down the field and had his back to the action for almost the entire play. At the last second he turned to make the tackle without having any idea who was carrying the ball. He is a great kid, a great teammate and again it was just a very unfortunate accident.”
Or maybe not.
Beaty obviously has more camera angles, but this doesn't look like "an accident." https://t.co/qdqqGM0Vmy
— Andrew Joseph (@AndyJ0seph) April 27, 2015
Cummings started the last seven games at quarterback for the Jayhawks and accounted for a total of 13 of KU’s 25 offensive touchdowns -- nine passing, four rushing. Provided he’s healthy, Cummings will enter summer camp as the front-runner for the starting job.