As initially feared, Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker’s season is over. Hooker suffered a torn ACL late in the blowout loss to South Carolina. Tennessee’s playoff chances ended on Saturday night, and Hooker’s shot at the Heisman Trophy went with it.
Tennessee confirmed the news on Sunday.
Now Hooker has a lengthy rehab process ahead of him — just five months ahead of the NFL Draft. Age (24 year old, currently) was already an issue with NFL evaluators, now he’ll likely miss most if not all of his rookie season.
Words can’t really describe how brutal of an ending this is for Hooker, a guy who transferred in after being ousted at Virginia Tech.