Cincinnati Bearcats defensive lineman Josh Hough had an already bad Saturday get absolutely wild when he reportedly suffered an injury in an unusual sideline incident involving a golf cart and a West Virginia staff member during their Big 12 Conference game on TNT. You think that’s bad? It gets worse.
When The Help Hurts
Can you even believe this? A broadcast replay from Saturday’s game showed Hough being carted off with a lower extremity injury, which is tough enough to see. But then, the West Virginia cart operator decided to back that thing up right against a sideline wall. Seriously! The worst part is, it totally looked like it further injured Hough, who was in noticeable pain after the whole mess. Who even imagines the injury cart making things worse? This is next-level messed up.
What It Meant For The Bearcats
This bizarre moment absolutely threw a wrench into the matchup between the Bearcats and the Mountaineers. Hough had to leave the game midway through the second quarter, right when the score was tied at 7. Cincinnati still managed to pull ahead to a 21-14 halftime lead, but having Hough out for the rest of the game definitely hurts. The guy, a Syracuse transfer from Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, made the switch from fullback for the Orange earlier this year to a defensive lineman, clocking in at 6-foot-2 and a solid 335 pounds. Elijah Gunn stepped in to replace him, but losing a big guy like Hough in such a wild fashion is a total gut punch. And get this: there’s still no word on how bad Hough’s injury actually is. Brutal.
So yeah, an already tough situation became infinitely more unbelievable. We’re all hoping to hear good news about Josh Hough’s injury soon, because getting taken out of the game like that is one thing, but getting re-injured by the very cart meant to help you? That’s a story you cannot make up.
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Originally reported by The Sporting News.
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