Junior linebacker Azeem Victor raised his right arm to acknowledge a standing ovation from the Husky Stadium crowd as he was carted off the field early in the second quarter Saturday evening, his right leg immobilized in an aircast.
Washington’s most feared defender and its leading tackler, Victor will almost certainly be out for an extended period — and likely the rest of the season.
It’s a significant blow for the Pac-12’s top-ranked scoring defense. Victor came into Saturday’s game against USC leading the Huskies with 68 tackles. Two weeks ago, he was named the Pac-12’s defensive player of the week after posting a career-best 16 tackles in a 31-24 victory at Utah.