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09-14-2006, 02:31 PM
http://www.sectalk.com/boards/images/logos/Mississippi_St.gifMississippi State quarterback Michael Henig is expected to start throwing a football again next week.
By: Michael Wallace
The Clarion-Ledger
But will his recovery throw the quarterback situation off track?
Henig broke his collarbone two weeks ago in the Bulldogs' season-opening loss to South Carolina. The sophomore had been the team's starter since the last three games of the 2005 season. He went wire-to-wire in the spring and summer as the No. 1 QB, even while recovering from a broken bone in his toe.
But redshirt freshman Tray Rutland, who has stepped in as the starter due to Henig's injury, seems to be the guy most MSU coaches and fans believe to be the team's best hope at quarterback. Which begs an interesting question: What should - or will - happen with Henig when he returns from the injury?
Although Henig will resume throwing on his own next week, MSU coach Sylvester Croom said the quarterback is about three weeks away from returning to the team and practicing competitively. Henig's role with the team was also a subject Croom said is too soon the think about right now.
But eventually, D-day is going to come. A decision is going to have to be made. If Rutland shows he can hold onto the job over the next three weeks - against Tulane, UAB and LSU - should Henig be re-inserted as the starter, if healthy, due to the unwritten rule in football that says a QB shouldn't lose his job because of an injury?
Or, will Henig be better suited as a back-up and rotate in for a series or two in the fashion Croom had intended for Rutland when Henig was the starter?
Or, with Conner serving as the team's emergency QB, should Henig practice but not play the rest of the season and pursue a medical redshirt to regain a year of eligibility?
There's also a school of thought out there that Henig might be better off transferring and taking his chances elsewhere, potentially with three years of eligibility remaining should he go to a Division I-AA or D-II school.
There are plenty of questions surrounding Henig. Pretty soon, there will be some answers.
http://www.clarionledger.com/misc/blogs/mwallace/mwallaceblog.html
By: Michael Wallace
The Clarion-Ledger
But will his recovery throw the quarterback situation off track?
Henig broke his collarbone two weeks ago in the Bulldogs' season-opening loss to South Carolina. The sophomore had been the team's starter since the last three games of the 2005 season. He went wire-to-wire in the spring and summer as the No. 1 QB, even while recovering from a broken bone in his toe.
But redshirt freshman Tray Rutland, who has stepped in as the starter due to Henig's injury, seems to be the guy most MSU coaches and fans believe to be the team's best hope at quarterback. Which begs an interesting question: What should - or will - happen with Henig when he returns from the injury?
Although Henig will resume throwing on his own next week, MSU coach Sylvester Croom said the quarterback is about three weeks away from returning to the team and practicing competitively. Henig's role with the team was also a subject Croom said is too soon the think about right now.
But eventually, D-day is going to come. A decision is going to have to be made. If Rutland shows he can hold onto the job over the next three weeks - against Tulane, UAB and LSU - should Henig be re-inserted as the starter, if healthy, due to the unwritten rule in football that says a QB shouldn't lose his job because of an injury?
Or, will Henig be better suited as a back-up and rotate in for a series or two in the fashion Croom had intended for Rutland when Henig was the starter?
Or, with Conner serving as the team's emergency QB, should Henig practice but not play the rest of the season and pursue a medical redshirt to regain a year of eligibility?
There's also a school of thought out there that Henig might be better off transferring and taking his chances elsewhere, potentially with three years of eligibility remaining should he go to a Division I-AA or D-II school.
There are plenty of questions surrounding Henig. Pretty soon, there will be some answers.
http://www.clarionledger.com/misc/blogs/mwallace/mwallaceblog.html