Provo • BYU didn’t just suffer a blow to its bowl hopes and pride in Saturday’s 21-16 loss to Boise State. It lost one of its key defenders as well.
Coach Kalani Sitake confirmed in Monday’s news conference that junior cornerback Chris Wilcox suffered a lower leg injury and is out for the remainder of the season.
“It is not a surgery-required injury, but he will be out, even for the bowl game, with the time required to heal,” Sitake said.
The coach said it is an opportunity for several of BYU’s freshman cornerbacks to step up.