UPDATE: Jim Leavitt on Jamar Taylor

[Brad]

via Twitter:

"JT learned this morning that no surgery is required. Rehab and get on the field. Great News. Great practice. Hotter Fire, Stonger Steel."

PingBull has posted a story here.

[Brad]

"From @jimleavitt Jamar Taylor will be out 8-10 weeks with knee injury, no surgery, excited that he can be back on field this season."

-usffootball

[crambone]

yay!

[Brad]

Courtesy USF:

Great news for junior running back Jamar Taylor, who will be sidelined 8-10 weeks with what Coach Leavitt described as a knee sprain.

Taylor was injured during last Saturday's scrimmage and many feared the injury would be season ending.

"We are excited for Jamar," said Leavitt. "Our team is excited that he won't need surgery and that he should be able to rejoin the team during the BIG EAST portion of the schedule."

The Lakeland native has played in 23 career games and has 447 career yards and five touchdowns. His biggest moments have come in marquee wins over Kansas and West Virginia the last two seasons.

Taylor was considered the best back on the team at the conclusion of the 2008 season and was battling Mo Plancher for the lead role in the backfield.

[BULLfreak]

so your looking at SU or Cinny not great but at least he's not out the whole season.

[Guest hm101]

soo... what are the chances plancher uses these first 2 games to start a break out season?

[Matt]

soo... what are the chances plancher uses these first 2 games to start a break out season?

i hope so.  i dont care who are running back is...as long as they are getting the job done.

[lmiusf]

I like Mo alot! He's really slippery between the tackles and doesn't have a bad burst to get around the corner. I'm excited about the speedsters Lamar and Samuels also.

[E.T.]

Would love to have Taylor back for Cincy.

Expecting lots of Mo & Kelly ... splash of Samuels and then the youngters.

[cmhatter]

this is great news