UTEP's Donald Buckram Injures Knee at Practice; Undergoing MRI

by Adrian Mac on Sep 1, 2010 9:31 PM MDT in UTEP Miners Football

Mike Price: "It looks like the injury is not serious at this point."

Miner fans across the country didn't want to believe it when we heard it. Donald Buckram carted off the practice field? Possible knee injury? Is this a nightmare? What day is it?

Nobody knows the severity of the injury yet, so no reason to immediately panic or hit the red button on UTEP's 2010 football season before a single down is played in a game. What we do know is that Buckram will have an MRI tonight and UTEP will have the results tomorrow.

Bret Bloomquist just posted an update on his blog on the injury. Bloomquist cautions the Miner Nation to resist the immediate need to ask, "How did the coaches let this happen?" He writes:

This was just a fluke happenstance, something that occasionally happens even in a non-tackling drill. The drill Buckram was participating in was the type of work any tailback needs to go through to get ready to play a game, the type of drill every player in America does many times on a typical Wednesday practice.

Head Coach told MI "We're kind of in no man's land. He added "it looks like the injury is not serious at this point."

If the big man says it's not serious, I'm going with that and pleading ignorance until more facts become available. Right now all we can do is hold our breath and pray for good news tomorrow.

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Well this absolutely sux....

I remember when Jeremy Jones tore his knee in the Tx Tech game and the team feel apart that season and he never came back the same.

Or Braxton tearing his knee when we really needed him to play in the “Lobo” position for that terrible defense we had a few years ago.

And now this, unbelievable and what worries me more is that this seemed to have happened during a non-contact drill which could mean ACL.

I get CMP doesn’t want to speculate or think the worst, but it may be coach speak.
I’m still waiting for an explanation as to why Tyler Ebell missed nearly the entire season a few years ago.

by DFWMiner on Sep 1, 2010 11:18 PM MDT reply actions

houston game

does anybody knw of any plans for the houston game? is the dallas alumni planning a trip? plz let me knw.

by el javi on Sep 1, 2010 11:24 PM MDT reply actions

Hope all is well

As a football fan I hope Buckram is ok. Never like to see a player get injured. I was also wanting too see Houston have another crack at him, after the way he destroyed my team last year. Hope to see ya’ll at the game, and hope to see Buckram playing (hopefully being held in check).

by UHcoog83 on Sep 2, 2010 8:15 AM MDT reply actions