It was first reported by Jeff Potrykus of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and later confirmed by Wisconsin Badgers interim head coach Jim Leonhard that running back Chez Mellusi suffered a serious wrist injury and has been ruled out indefinitely.
The loss of Mellusi is a pretty crushing blow for UW’s offense, which traditionally makes its living running between the tackles.
The 5-foot-11, 210-pound RB has registered 223 yards rushing through six games and one touchdown on 56 carries (4.0 YPC). He’s also added two catches for 25 yards and a receiving touchdown.
For Wisconsin, this means in order to keep sophomore Braelon Allen healthy, they’ll need to rely more heavily on Isaac Guerendo, Julius Davis, and Brady Schipper to lighten the load.
Wisconsin faces Michigan State on Saturday at 4 PM ET on Fox.
Don’t know all details yet but can confirm — not sure if it is out there — that #Badgers TB Chez Mellusi suffered an apparent serious injury late vs. Cats. Came with 8:26 left, on final carry. Landed awkwardly on his arm. Could be out long time/rest of season.
— Jeff Potrykus (@jaypo1961) October 10, 2022
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