LINCOLN, Neb. — The Nebraska Cornhuskers have lost defensive tackle Jared Crick for the season because of a torn pectoral muscle.
Coach Bo Pelini disclosed the severity of the injury Wednesday as the Cornhuskers (5-1, 1-1 Big Ten) head into their bye week.
Crick, a 6-foot-6, 285-pound senior, was seventh on the defense with 22 tackles, including a sack. He ranks eighth on the Nebraska career sacks list with 20, including 9.5 in both 2009 and 2010.
Crick played in five games this season but didn’t suit up against Wyoming on Sept. 24 after suffering an unspecified injury against Washington a week earlier. The senior suffered the pectoral injury in the fourth quarter of the Cornhuskers’ come-from-behind victory over Ohio State on Saturday.
“I feel extremely bad for Jared,” Pelini said. “He is a young man who has represented this program in a first-class manner throughout his career. He made an unselfish decision to come back to Nebraska for his senior year and earn his degree, which he did this summer. . . . Jared has a bright future in front of him on the field at the professional level. I know he will bounce back from this, and become a stronger player and person.” Denver Post wire services
