STILLWATER — A few days after he tore a ligament in his thumb in a game against Kansas last November, Oklahoma State's Spencer Sanders joined an elite quarterback club.
Not the kind of club one wants to join, but rare one nonetheless. The name of the club isn’t all that catchy, either: Quarterbacks who had the same surgery as Drew Brees.
Sanders tore the ulnar collateral ligament in the thumb of his throwing hand, rendering him unable to grip a football, much less throw one with the usual zip he had shown through the first two-thirds of his freshman season.