An injury on the first play of the game against Ohio State sidelined Nick Westbrook for the entire night.
Today, we learned that he’s out with for the season after tearing his ACL.
The news is terrible on all fronts. With 995 yards last season, Westbrook was the leading returning wide receiver in the Big Ten coming into 2017. Westbrook was expected to again play a major role in the Indiana offense. The Solid Verbal podcast called him But on the first play of the season, in which Ohio State returned a kickoff to start the game, Westbrook hurt his knee while helping with kick coverage.