Senior safety Matt Jung may have saved a touchdown before the end of the half, but it could have cost him his season. The senior safety was able to dislodge the Maryland ball at the goal line, and the Badgers recovered it, but in the process, he injured his right leg.
Immediately, his teammates signaled that Jung was down and in serious pain. They ran for the trainers as soon as the play ended, and that was the first signal that Jung had something serious happening. The second sign was that he was lying on the ground, visibly upset and in pain, while a training assistant was consoling him. His teammates were all huddled together on their knees, praying and/or holding him up in thought.
Then the cart came out for Jung, a leg brace was applied, and he was seen being driven off the field. It was not a good scene and a big loss for the defense, as he's one of their top players in the secondary. He has 63 total tackles, a forced fumble, and an interception this season. He's a player that Luke Fickell and the defensive coordinator, Mike Tressel, rely on.
With Carson Van Dinter already banged up and a game-time decision, we may end up seeing converted defensive back Cairo Skanes or Matthew Traynor at safety to finish this game. It's also not great because Maryland's offense was starting to find a real rhythm, and Maryland quarterback Cardell Williams was picking the Badgers apart on two different drives to close the first half.
Matthew Jung had to be carted off the field with a major leg injury
You can see the play below, but it's hard to see exactly what happens to Jung as he's part of a pile of bodies. It was clear, though, from the way he was treated and carted off after the play, that it was a leg injury that was serious enough to take him off the field by cart with an air brace.
Matt Jung is hit and is down on the field after recovering the football
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Jung wasn't the only player to go down with an injury. Mason Posa at one point was sent to the medical tent, but returned in the next series. He may be gutting out his own injury. The other big one was Javan Robinson, the top defensive back for Wisconsin. He went down hard on his ankle and had to be helped off the field.
Robinson has yet to return, and you can bet that Jung won't be back either, with what appeared to be an injury that could cost him the rest of the season.
Jung is listed as a fifth-year senior on the Wisconsin Badgers website. He may be out of eligibility, though he's only played in four seasons. He started his career at Bethel, and as a local player, he always dreamed of being a Badger. Playing high school football in Neenah, Wisconsin.
More details will be coming out after the game and throughout the week, but for now, it doesn't look good. Hopefully, the end of the Maryland game is played for Jung, and the Badgers also find a win on the road.
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