CORRECTION: Due to an editing error, a headline implied that sophomore defensive end Isaiah Ross would not play in the Military Bowl later this month. Although Ross was involved in the crash, he is not expected to miss playing in the bowl. The headline was changed to reflect this.
Another season-ending scooter-related injury has struck the Terrapin football team.
Redshirt freshman cornerback Dexter McDougle will miss the Military Bowl later this month after breaking his clavicle in an on-campus scooter incident Saturday, a team spokesman confirmed last night. McDougle was treated and released at a local hospital, and is scheduled for surgery today.
Sophomore defensive end Isaiah Ross, who was driving the scooter, was not injured.
The single-scooter accident occurred about 6 p.m. Saturday as the two headed northbound on Regents Drive toward the Lee Building, according to University Police spokesman Sgt. Ken Leonard. While further details of the accident have not yet been released, Leonard said he was “pretty sure” neither player was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash.
“It’s single vehicle, so it wasn’t like they were swerving to avoid somebody, something like that,” he said. “It seems like they were either going too fast [or] hit a pothole.”
McDougle played in 11 games this season, recording 22 tackles as a second-string cornerback and averaging 14.2 yards per return as a kickoff returner. Ross finished with 2.5 sacks and a fumble recovery in 12 games this year.
The accident comes less than two months after starting offensive tackle Pete DeSouza broke both his legs after being struck by a car while riding a scooter on the campus. The injury required season-ending surgery, but DeSouza is expected to make a full recovery.
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