Mark Fletcher injury updates: Star Miami RB dealing with lower body injury
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Miami finds itself in a close game against Duke on Saturday, Nov. 14 as it looks to get back into the win column and back on track for the College Football Playoff.
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The Hurricanes might need to pull the win out without Mark Fletcher Jr., their top running back option, however.
Fletcher has missed the majority of the third quarter with a lower-body injury that he sustained against the Blue Devils following his historic touchdown run earlier in the contest that made him the program's all-time rushing touchdown leader.
Fletcher at time of writing has eight carries for 23 rushing yards and the aforementioned touchdown, a 4-yard carry that came in the second quarter.
Here's the latest on Fletcher's injury:
Mark Fletcher Jr. injury update
Fletcher appeared to have sustained a lower body injury in the second half
Here's the report from ESPN's Stormy Buonantony in the third quarter:
"Miami's top RB Mark Fletcher has been in and out of the injury tent off and on, on the stationary bike dealing with a right lower body injury, continues to be evaluated by the training staff, is on the sidelines right now without his helmet. He has had several lengthy conversations with the medical staff."
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