Redshirt sophomore Rod Johnson’s football career has come to a premature end. Johnson missed the final week of spring camp and the Orange and Blue Debut with what was first diagnosed as a stinger but the injury proved to be more serious. Johnson was informed that he has “narrow spinal column” or cervical stenosis.
When McElwain first mentioned the injury as a stinger, he seemed hopeful that Johnson would be fine if given some time off. He did allude to a possible complication, or preexisting set of circumstances that made the situation in murky water.
“We’ve got to check on some pre-existing injury-type of stuff there to see where he’s going to be at, but he’s definitely obviously with what we have until we have more information on it,” McElwain said, sounding hopeful.