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Top NFL Draft prospect QB Matt Corral suffers ankle injury in bowl game, x-rays negative

Ole Miss quarterback—and one of the top prospect for the 2022 NFL Draft—Matt Corral suffered an ankle injury early in Saturday night’s Sugar Bowl. Corral’s leg bent awkwardly on a sack, and he was helped off the field without putting any sort of weight on his right foot. He was eventually carted off, and returned to the sidelines in crutches.

The good news for Corral is that according to Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin, x-rays were negative for the game.

“His x-rays were negative, he just wasn’t able to go,” Kiffin said, adding that this wasn’t the kind of injury that would necessitate any kind of future loss claim through insurance.