MU football recruit Nick Demien has knee surgery
Post-Dispatch high school writer Joe Lyons brings us this info on MU football recruit Nick Demien:
Demien, a 6-6, 295-pound lineman from Timberland, had surgery last Friday (Aug. 28) in Columbia on his right knee, which he injured while playing in a jamboree Aug. 21 at Troy.
“It’s possible he could return this season, but it’s also possible that he won’t play again this season,” Timberland coach Craig Collins said. “A lot of different things will factor in, obviously, but in the end, it’ll be a decision that Nick and his doctors will have to make.”
Named as the state’s top prospect by Rivals.com, Demien was rated the seventh-best offensive lineman in the country and the No. 61 prospect nationally in his class. He chose Missouri over Oklahoma but also had scholarship offers from a number of other football powers, including Florida State, Nebraska, Arkansas, Wisconsin, UCLA and Oregon.
“We’re talking about an All-America-level player, a guy who literally dominates the guy across the line from him on every single play of every single game at this level,” Collins said.
What the hell is a jamboree?
Its when multiple highschool teams (typically 3 or 4)..scrimmage against one another in game situations for short periods…its like short preseason games for highschool…the ball is usually placed on the 25 and you get to scrimmage each of the teams present (atleast thats what we did when i played)
Um…sit out the rest of the year and rehab? –denny, http://www.tracychapstick.com
Let’s hope that this isn’t a repeat of 1986 when Mizzou landed the state’s (and I think one of the nation’s) biggest recruits - Tony Van Zandt. Hope he makes a full recovery, takes some time off, and then is ready to go this time next year. Feel sorry for the kid to miss his senior year. He’s going to be a Tiger, so hopefully we’ll have many more years to enjoy this kid’s talent. Rest up, young man.
Nick - sit out the year and rehab - don’t risk it by trying to play this season, you have your education paid for.
Jamborees are very dangerous. I nearly blew out a knee in my Scout Master’s tent.
NICK-
hopefully u will be able to play atleast 1 game of ur senior year, if not you have a huge career ahead of you.
Goodluck :)