Syracuse guard Howard Washington said Tuesday a stroke he suffered September 26 was the reason for taking a medical redshirt this season.
Washington told the harrowing story to Mike Waters of Syracuse.com and also described the situation in the following video:
While it was widely believed Washington took a medical redshirt this season due to an ACL tear he suffered in January 2018, he said that he was cleared to return to practice from the knee injury and that the decision to redshirt was based entirely on the stroke.
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