One week into the season and the Gophers have lost running back Mohamed Ibrahim.
Head coach P.J. Fleck announced Monday that Ibrahim needs season-ending surgery after suffering an injury to his left leg during the third quarter of Minnesota’s 45-31 loss to Ohio State.
PJ Fleck’s official statement regarding #Gophers RB Mo Ibrahim’s season ending injury.
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— GopherHole.com (@GopherHole) September 6, 2021
Fleck says the injury is pretty "clean" and that Ibrahim should make a full recovery in 4-6 months. Obviously will have a decision on whether to go to the NFL or return to Minnesota, but that will be made later.
— Adam Rittenberg (@ESPNRittenberg) September 6, 2021
Ibrahim had 162 yards on 30 carries when he left the game late in the third quarter in last Thursday’s season opener.
Sports medical analyst Dr. David Chao saw the video and speculated that Ibrahim suffered a torn Achilles, but the Gophers have not provided specifics about the redshirt senior’s injury.
#Minnesota running back Mohamed Ibrahim out with a leg injury. Something definitely popped. Scary stuff. Hope he’s okay. Absolutely phenomenal talent. #CFB pic.twitter.com/yxBskbLWNN
— SportSource Analytics (@SportSourceA) September 3, 2021
Trey Potts will likely serve as the No. 1 running back when Minnesota faces Miami (Ohio) at 11 a.m. Saturday.
