North Carolina State University Athletics
Key Wolfpack Players Out for Clemson Game
10/13/2003 12:00:00 AM | Football
Oct. 13, 2003
By Tony Haynes
Raleigh, N.C.-NC State's already lengthy injury list got a little longer on Monday when it was announced that three major contributors would miss Thursday's 7:45 p.m. game against Clemson at Carter-Finley Stadium. Out will be starting guard Ricky Fowler (knee), starting cornerback Lamont Reid (shoulder) and defensive end Renaldo Moses (knee). In addition to Monday's updated injury report, the ACC has announced that NC State's contest at Duke on October 25th will begin at 1:00 p.m. The game will not be televised.
Of all the players that were hurt during the Wolfpack's 31-24 victory over Connecticut on Saturday, Moses sustained the most severe injury, tearing both the ACL and MCL in his knee. He will soon undergo reconstructive surgery and will miss the rest of the season.
A starter at defensive end in five of seven games this season, Moses recorded a total of 26 tackles and three sacks.
Reid came out of the UConn game with a shoulder subluxation, a similar injury that limited receiver Jerricho Cotchery during the preseason. It's not known how long the junior corner will be out of action. Reid had been a starter in 21 consecutive games dating back to last season. His absence means that redshirt freshman A.J. Davis and junior Dovonte Edwards will likely be on the field for more snaps on Thursday.
As for Ricky Fowler, he has undergone athroscopic surgery after suffering a subluxed kneecap and ACL sprain in the Connecticut game. When the redshirt junior left the line-up during the first half on Saturday, he was replaced by Ashley Wingate, who got a start last season when Shane Riggs went down with a knee injury.
NC State Injury List for Clemson Game
PROBABLE
Avery Gibson, TE - Concussion
QUESTIONABLE
Josh Brown, TB - Hip Flexor/Lower Abdominal Strain
OUT
Chris Colmer, OT - Parsonage Turner Syndrome
Ricky Fowler, OG - Subluxed Kneecap, ACL Sprain (Arthroscopic Surgery on 10/12)
Sterling Hicks, WR - Torn ACL (surgery, 10/9)
Renaldo Moses, DE - Torn ACL, MCL; surgery in three weeks
Lamont Reid, CB - Shoulder Subluxation
