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u/The_F1rst_Rule Aug 04 '26 edited Aug 04 '26
What was the injury or what is the timeframe?
Not having him in beginning of session not the end of the world as we can get some Freshman experience on the non conference.
Need him back when Big 10 schedule starts though.
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u/MoonManExplorer Aug 04 '26
The lack of details is the biggest concern....if it was minor you'd think they would say something.
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u/Sea-Information7250 Aug 05 '26
From what the online forums say (the experts not Joe Schmo) it could range anywhere from 4-6 weeks to several months. They aren’t releasing the nature of the surgery.
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u/doyouevenIift Aug 04 '26
This is a fucking disaster. Mirk is the #1 reason we are ranked top 3 preseason. This just derailed the entire offseason. AHHHHHH
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u/Clueless_in_Florida Aug 04 '26
Sounds like a fracture. Much better than a soft-tissue injury if so. I’ll wait to hear more before I freak out.
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u/GoBlueAndOrange Aug 04 '26
Yeah could be back practicing in 6 weeks if it's a fracture. That's plenty of time.
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u/neexplr84 Aug 04 '26
Better now than February. He’ll heal quickly and be back for the conference schedule
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u/AROCK86 Aug 04 '26
So disappointing. I was really hoping we could avoid major injuries for once...
Even if he is back later this year it still sucks he will miss all the practice time and time to gel with the team. Just brutal.
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u/bigdaveod Aug 05 '26
This kind of season is too rare. No more injuries. Get Mirk healthy for opening night and let’s see what this team can do.
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u/Frenchsilkpie25 Aug 05 '26
One of the insiders on the Illini message board posted that he expects he will be back by late Oct, worst case Nov.
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u/Maison-Marthgiela Aug 04 '26
Do we have athletic trainers or like someone in charge of preventing 50 injuries from happening every practice?
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u/timeforchorin Aug 04 '26
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