The bad news: Mississippi State quarterback Nick Fitzgerald is out for the rest of the year after suffering a brutal leg injury on Thursday night against Ole Miss.
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The good news: it appears he won't be off the field for too long.
According to the Clarion Ledger, Fitzgerald's recovery timetable for a broken bone in his ankle will be 6-8 weeks, and the school expects him to be ready for spring practice. The Ledger also reports that Fitzgerald was in good spirits after the injury.
Our guy @nickfitz07 had successful surgery on his ankle this morning. He's doing fine, and we expect him to make a full recovery.#HailStateš¶ pic.twitter.com/5cPdIjWyKi
— Mississippi State Football (@HailStateFB) November 24, 2017
Fitzgerald released this statement on Thursday night before the game was even over:
Iāll be back stronger and better than ever! I love all my Hailstate fam and all I want right now is for all of yāall to ring your bells as loud as you can and support this team to a huge egg bowl win! #HaiIState
— Nick Fitzgerald (@nickfitz07) November 24, 2017
I'll be back stronger and better than ever! I love all my Hailstate fam and all I want right now is for all of y'all to ring your bells as loud as you can and support this team to a huge egg bowl win! #HaiIState
Fitzgerald suffered the injury in the first quarter of the annual Egg Bowl game between Mississippi State and Ole Miss.
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We wish Fitzgerald the best in his recovery.
