I meant to get to this earlier. As some of you know, Ball State wide receiver Dante Love, who entered Saturday's game at Indiana as the nation's top receiver in yardage per game, suffered a cervical spine injury early in the second quarter. He was on the field for several minutes before he was taken to Bloomington Hospital, then to Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis.
I was on the MAC teleconference this morning, and here's what coach Brady Hoke had to say:
On the latest update of Love's injury:
"They've upgraded him to ... where he's getting better by the hour. Obviously this is a pretty traumatic injury, one that I think the people of Indiana at Methodist Hospital have done a great job with. Spirits are up and he has a great attitude ... it's a day-by-day situation."
On how the team is reacting:
"I thought we tried as much as possible to stay with our routine that we've had throughout the year. Obviously there's a point of grieving when there's an injury of that nature, but the kids showed a lot of resiliency (Saturday), stayed together, focused and circled the wagons together."
On how much the team will miss Love's playmaking ability:
"He was one of those guys that we'd like to put the ball in his hands, to use his ability ... I think just like any other injury that happens to some degree, there's guys that have to step up and do a great job."
For those reading this, keep Love in your prayers and hope that he makes a full, swift recovery. It's always upsetting to hear a player go down this way.
Since this was kind of a quick update... you're looking for the burning questions, check the next entry. Sorry it didn't get posted until about 10:30 this morning! Expect a new poll question later this afternoon, as well.
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