Barker, Troy’s senior quarterback, knew it was bad when he went down after a scramble against Georgia State in the sixth game of the season last year.
He had suffered two previous ACL injuries – the first in his junior season at Priceville High School in Decatur, the second after his senior season. No. 3 came against Georgia State – all three on his right knee.
“I don’t want to say I’ve gotten used to it,” the 6-foot-1, 206-pounder said. “You kind of have to take it a certain way and learn from it. Each time, I’ve learned something different.