Heartbreaking News For The Hawkeyes

Iowa fans' worst dreams have come true. Senior Defensive Lineman for the Hawks, Drew Ott, has torn his ACL and will be out for the remainder of the season. Ott was one of Iowa's most-feared defensive linemen and he was definitely a leader for the Hawkeye defense. He managed to get a little under three tackles per game so far this season and sacked the opposing quarterback at least once in each game he played. The injury is even more heartbreaking after Ott had recently recovered from a hyper-extended elbow that he had injured earlier in the season against Iowa State. Ott injured his knee during the Hawkeye's recent victory over the Illinois Fighting Illini (you can read about this game here:http://n8hn6bd.blogspot.com/2015/10/the-fighting-illini-could-not-fight.html). In a no-contact play Drew's knees buckled and he fell down after getting around a player during a punt. Ott was able to tough it out and walk off the field with some help, but he will not be walking on it during a game for the rest of his senior season. Definitely a very tough loss for the Hawkeyes and very upsetting for a tough kid that won't be able to play the game he loves due to a very unfortunate and unavoidable injury.