Arkansas confirmed earlier Friday that Knile Davis had suffered an injury to his left ankle that is expected to sideline him for the entire year, although the release made no mention of whether surgery would be required to repair the damage. Following practice, head coach Bobby Petrino acknowledged the All-SEC running back underwent surgery Thursday night on what was reportedly a compound fracture of the ankle. Davis had suffered the injury on the seventh play of a scrimmage the same day he underwent the surgical procedure.
“I feel bad for Knile,” Petrino said. “He’s a young man who worked as hard as you can possibly work this summer, provided unbelievable leadership for our team, was doing a great job in camp and working extremely hard. It’s one of those things in football where it’s hard to live with a young man who has invested so much suffers an injury like that.
“He’s very down. He did have a smile on his face this morning at 7 a.m., and it’s amazing how quick he’s able to come out of surgery and how anesthesia doesn’t seem to bother him. Obviously, he’s very disappointed.”
As noted by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, this was the third time in less than three years he’s endured a broken ankle, although the first two were to his right leg.
Now, with Davis all but sidelined for all of 2011, the focus shifts to just who will replace the senior’s production.
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