Somehow, it was the left ankle. Suttles reported it was the left, and Tua's Instagram story shows a cast/boot on his left ankle in the hospital bed.
Tua to have procedure for high ankle sprain
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Tua ankle which one or both?
News report seem to point to the tight rope will be done due to injury in 4th qtr (right ankle), however I recall Saben alluded to the injury taking place in 1st qtr (left ankle) and getting stepped on was not the major injury. I would imagine the left ankle would be the lesser of two evils and be able to recover quicker.
News report seem to point to the tight rope will be done due to injury in 4th qtr (right ankle), however I recall Saben alluded to the injury taking place in 1st qtr (left ankle) and getting stepped on was not the major injury. I would imagine the left ankle would be the lesser of two evils and be able to recover quicker.
Re: Tua ankle which one or both?
Edit: went back and rewatched his video. Left had boot.
Edit: went back and rewatched his video. Left had boot.
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Hrmm, I'd expect the left ankle of a left-handed thrower to be the critical one - it's what he pushes off from while passing.
So it wasn't the ankle that was stepped on? I thought in his video it was the right ankle with the boot?
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The left it appears. The one he hurt early in the game. But that’s his plant leg correct? So it seems it would be worse.
The left it appears. The one he hurt early in the game. But that’s his plant leg correct? So it seems it would be worse.
Look at him on the cart leaving the field.
If his right ankle was messed up, he's not going to have it like that.
Re: Tua ankle which one or both?
Seems as though he had injury to both ankles, sprained the left in the 1st Q and the right one was stepped on in the 4th Q. I thought the boot was on the right in his video, but someone else said it was the left. So, there ya go. The video was filmed in selfie mode, so that doesn't give any answers either. haha
ETA: Rewatched video. Left ankle wrapped after surgery.
Seems as though he had injury to both ankles, sprained the left in the 1st Q and the right one was stepped on in the 4th Q. I thought the boot was on the right in his video, but someone else said it was the left. So, there ya go. The video was filmed in selfie mode, so that doesn't give any answers either. haha
ETA: Rewatched video. Left ankle wrapped after surgery.
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Merged the two threads on the injury since one is easier to follow.
Merged the two threads on the injury since one is easier to follow.
I don't think that the leg matters here. He is tough enough to take the pain for planting 4 weeks after surgery. There is no twisting or lateral movement required there. The key is his recovery for scrambling, and that would be the same no matter the leg impacted. When he cannot move around in the pocket, he is not the Tua that lit up teams in the first half of the season. Against OU, that may not matter. Your o-line is going to be laser focused on protecting him, and I doubt that OU is going to touch him more than a few times. But the following week Tua is going to need to be able to move.
Re: Tua ankle which one or both?
Yeah he injured both ankles.
The left one was in the 1st qtr when he spun into a sack and his cleats got stuck.
The right one was in the 4th when Jonah stepped back into Tua.
I thought the right ankle was the worse injury because he looked to be in considerable pain on the ground right after it happened and that's when he needed help off the field??
Could he have somehow injured the right while also re injuring the left even further on the same play??
I'll have to watch it again.
I'm totally confused by this. If the High Ankle sprain is the left then he played through that one almost the whole game.
Also for those asking his right leg is his plant leg and why the knee was affecting throws..... he couldn't follow through on some plays during that.
The left leg is where he generates power to push off into his throwing motion...
So this is just all kinds off messed up. Thank goodness he has a month to try and heal up. The Kid has been battling one injury or another for over half the season and STILL put up Heisman numbers. He's a Warrior.
Yeah he injured both ankles.
The left one was in the 1st qtr when he spun into a sack and his cleats got stuck.
The right one was in the 4th when Jonah stepped back into Tua.
I thought the right ankle was the worse injury because he looked to be in considerable pain on the ground right after it happened and that's when he needed help off the field??
Could he have somehow injured the right while also re injuring the left even further on the same play??
I'll have to watch it again.
I'm totally confused by this. If the High Ankle sprain is the left then he played through that one almost the whole game.
Also for those asking his right leg is his plant leg and why the knee was affecting throws..... he couldn't follow through on some plays during that.
The left leg is where he generates power to push off into his throwing motion...
So this is just all kinds off messed up. Thank goodness he has a month to try and heal up. The Kid has been battling one injury or another for over half the season and STILL put up Heisman numbers. He's a Warrior.
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i have taken some shin injuries that hurt like hell when they happen (e.g. bike pedal to the shin) but didn't do lasting damage, that front of the shin area is very sensitive. when they were on the field, you could see them pulling down his sock and it looked like some skin had been scraped off.
UGA knew Tua was not as mobile and was red-lighted from running and schemed accordingly. Tua's accuracy was also clearly off a bit due to how he was planting to throw. Not as worried about OU, but a Clemson team that gets after the QB will feast on a limited-mobility QB. Unless Tua is 90% or more, I would think Bama would be wise to go into cfp running a 2-QB system. When Hurts came in UGA did not adjust well to his running ability. The way to defend those two QBs is very different. Even when Tua was not injured he's not a run-first QB like Hurts is at times.
jalen dropping some dimes apparently made them forget that he can run like a deer.
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So to clarify:
Tua hurt his left ankle - the ankle he pushes off of on throws - early in the game.
Tua had his right ankle rolled up on in the second half.
Tua had the surgery on his left ankle.
So the big injury was early on which explains why he played so poorly.
That's actually good news.
So to clarify:
Tua hurt his left ankle - the ankle he pushes off of on throws - early in the game.
Tua had his right ankle rolled up on in the second half.
Tua had the surgery on his left ankle.
So the big injury was early on which explains why he played so poorly.
That's actually good news.
I'm trying to imagine even walking with not one but two bum ankles.
My best recollection is that his knee problems have been isolated to one knee and not both. But I seem to remember multiple problems with that one knee, with the front and back of it injured in separate incidents. I'm thinking the knee is at best a minor problem at this point, and has all but fully recovered.
My best recollection is that his knee problems have been isolated to one knee and not both. But I seem to remember multiple problems with that one knee, with the front and back of it injured in separate incidents. I'm thinking the knee is at best a minor problem at this point, and has all but fully recovered.
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You sure about this? I thought it was his front foot, which would be his right foot, that got rolled on the first drive. It was his back foot, which would be his left foot, that was stepped on by our LT. The second injury was the one that required some clean up with surgery is my understanding. Either way, I'm hoping he heals quickly and is ready for game preparation.
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