After a year of uncertainty, Kansas State running back Mike McCoy has finally found closure for his football career.
McCoy, a bruising 6-foot-2 rusher from Topeka, announced Tuesday that he is medically retiring from the sport because of lingering injury issues that have kept him off the field since the 2017 Cactus Bowl.
“I never thought I would see the day where I would have to hang the cleats up, but I have a condition I was born with called spinal stenosis, which will no longer allow me to play,” McCoy said in a statement. “I’ve seen multiple doctors this past year to try and get cleared, but the risk is just too great.