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Iowa's Adrian Clayborn (94) twists his ankle after being blocked by Wisconsin's Bradie Ewing (34) during the second half of their Big Ten Conference College Football game Saturday, Oct. 23, 2010 at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City. Clayborn left the game, but later returned. (Brian Ray/ SourceMedia Group News)
Gazette photographer Brian Ray found this photo while searching for a better Shane DiBona picture for today’s story.
Doesn’t look good, does it?
Clayborn did leave the Wisconsin game briefly in the second half. He did return and has reported no wear and tear on his ankle or knee.
Tuesday, Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz said he was fine.
“Not that I know of,” Ferentz said when asked if Clayborn was dinged up. “I think he’s okay. I think he’s playing well.”
No point here. Just thought the photo looked sort of scary. Might be the angle to, the angle of the photo and not the angle that Clayborn is bent in.
For what it’s worth, before the season the Clayborns did invest in the NCAA’s insurance program (Exceptional Student-Athlete Disability Insurance), which usually includes 100 to 150 athletes a year.
An NCAA football player has to project — the NCAA conducts confidential evaluations — into the top three rounds of the draft to be eligible. The student is issued a loan and must repay it when eligibility is up.
The insurance is invididualized and can cover as much as $5 million for football. Premiums cost around $10,000 per $1 million insured.
Clayborn didn’t talk numbers, but did confirm it’s been purchased.
“To know that you have something in case you get injured, you might as well do it to protect yourself,” Clayborn said.
Ferentz said it’s probably a good deal for the insurance company.
“There are very few career-ending injuries, and that’s what that insurance is for,” Ferentz said. “Conversely, if a guy comes back to college and has his eyes on the NFL, I don’t think that’s a good deal for anybody. I think this works out.”
Saw this occur clearly from my seat. It still makes me mad that everybody in my section saw this clear penalty on Wiscy’s fullback, and yet no ref saw it.
I heard that Matt Millen was outraged when seeing it during the ABC broadcast, and railed against the fullback. Something about how in his day a dirty play of this type would have received painful repayment in tenfold at the hands of Clayborn’s teammates.
Football doesn’t seem to work that way. That’s why I always think football fights are pointless. In hockey, the fullback would’ve had to answer for this with his fists. In football, maybe the refs see it and get 15 yards out of it or they don’t.
Then, the retaliation gets 15 yards. That type of justice is hard to come by in football.
When I saw this, as did Millen, I was wondering just how the Wisky Fullback knew when and where and what to do, I mean tackle. Do we really think he was on his own to risk a hit/penalty, how convenient Clayborn had to leave the game. I think the dirty play as Bielema written all over it…
Can we say UW offsides on a kickoff against Penn State, anyone?
It wasn’t called a penalty. I wish I would’ve seen the play on the broadcast. I would’ve included that commentary. Thanks for pointing it out, CW.
I think everyone is going after Clayborn’s legs this year. It is what it is but I still don’t have to like it.