Sports Thread #1 For 9/28/09: Baylor's Dynamic Quarterback Robert Griffin Out For The Season

Disheartening news for Baylor fans and me of this great young player and guy

Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin will miss the rest of the season with a right knee injury, a huge blow to a team that had big expectations based largely on the standout sophomore.

An MRI done Sunday revealed that Griffin has "an isolated tear” in his ACL. He sustained the injury in the first half of the Bears’ 68-13 victory over Northwestern State on Saturday night.

The Bears also lost senior defensive back and return specialist Mikail Baker to a knee injury. An MRI revealed an ACL tear and tears to his medial and lateral meniscus after he was hurt on special teams.

What is truly amazing about Robert Griffin is that continued to play after this now season ending injury..........and still played well!

He passed for 226 yards and three touchdowns after the blow in Baylor's 68-13 beating against Northwestern State. Now Baylor do have a very experienced backup in Blake Szymanski, though he is not 100% himself. Szymanski is Baylor's all time passing leader, but not only has he not played in a while, but Griffin III is no question the heart and soul of this team.(And the loss of Baker is a double-whammy considering his terrific skill and senior leadership as well).

And in a year where many thought, even in the brutal Big 12 South, that this would be the year that Baylor ended its 15 year bowl drought, injuries to their stars on both sides of the balls is devastating.

Hope and prayers for a speedy recovery for a terrific individual on and off the field.