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11/04 19:01 CST Miami star receiver Malachi Toney to miss multiple weeks due to
ankle injury that requires surgery, AP source says
Miami star receiver Malachi Toney to miss multiple weeks due to ankle injury
that requires surgery, AP source says
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) --- Miami star receiver Malachi Toney to miss multiple
weeks due to ankle injury that requires surgery, AP source says.
THIS IS AN APNewsAlert. Check back for updates. AP's earlier story is below.
Miami star receiver and top Heisman Trophy candidate Malachi Toney suffered an
ankle injury in practice Wednesday, casting some doubt over his availability
for the top-ranked Hurricanes in this weekend's showdown at No. 4 Notre Dame.
In a statement, Miami's athletic department said Toney was "undergoing further
evaluation by the team's medical staff," adding that it will share further
updates as appropriate.
The statement did not make any mention of whether Toney is expected to play
this weekend. Toney has dealt with ankle issues at times this season without
missing any games.
If Toney is limited or unable to play, it would be a massive blow for Miami
(8-0, No. 1 College Football Playoff) against Notre Dame (7-1, No. 11 CFP) ---
which has the nation's top-ranked defense. Among all Football Bowl Subdivision
players entering this week, Toney is second with 73 catches, tied for second
with 13 touchdown receptions and third with 1,027 receiving yards.
"He's as good as anyone you'll see," Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman said
earlier this week.
This Miami-Notre Dame game --- a rematch of a Week 1 game a year ago won by
Miami, an outcome that ultimately got the Hurricanes the last at-large berth
into the CFP field and kept the Irish out of the playoff --- has been touted
for months as a showdown between great teams. It was also supposed to be a
showdown of elite talent, especially the presumed matchup between Toney and
Notre Dame cornerback Leonard Moore.
Toney is responsible for 35% of Miami's catches, 39% of its receiving yards and
46% of its touchdown receptions this season. An All-American last year as a
freshman, he and Miami quarterback Darian Mensah are among the Heisman
favorites this season with the Hurricanes among the national leaders in a slew
of offensive categories.
Toney has not missed a game in his Miami career, appearing in all 24 of the
Hurricanes' contests since he enrolled. He led the nation with 109 catches last
season and is already just 18 away from matching the Miami all-time record of
200 --- set by Xavier Restrepo over five seasons. Toney is in just his second
year at Miami.
He broke the Hurricanes' record for receiving yards in a game with 234 in this
season's opening win at Stanford, then broke the school record for receptions
in a game with 16 against Pitt last month. Toney's 2,238 receiving yards ranks
sixth all-time at Miami, and his 23 career receiving touchdowns are three shy
of matching Michael Irvin's school record.
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