FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas defensive end Nico Davillier will undergo knee cartilage surgery Monday and will be unavailable for the team’s regular-season finale at No. 23 Missouri on Saturday.
Davillier, a 6-4, 271-pound junior from Maumelle, did not play during the team’s 35-14 victory over Louisiana Tech. Pittman said after the win that Davillier’s injury flared up three days before the game.
Davillier would likely have enough recovery time to play in a bowl game should the damaged tissue undergo debridement, while a cartilage repair would require being out much longer.
“They can never tell you whether it's repairable or whether they trim it,” coach Sam Pittman said during a news conference Monday.