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Illini RB breaks jaw in fight with teammate

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For the second week in a row, Illinois coach Ron Zook is dealing with an off-the-field issue with one of his regular running backs. And it comes as the Illini try to end a two-week slump in the running game heading into Saturday's game against Western Michigan at Detroit's Ford Field. Freshman Mikel LeShoure will miss the game because of a broken jaw suffered in an altercation with a teammate, the school said Monday. "I'm very disappointed something like this has occurred," coach Ron Zook said in a statement. "We have investigated the incident and will deal with it internally." The other player was not identified.

Chicago Tribune

Ron Zook, AP Ron Zook, AP
November 4, 2008  09:10 AM ET

Stick and Move, Stick and Move. You ain't got Rocky's jaw kid.

November 4, 2008  09:29 AM ET

Zook recruits a lot of kids with "questionable" character.

November 4, 2008  09:54 AM ET

teammates fight all the time so i think you guys can blow this a little out of proportion...not to mention yeah i know these kids had pretty mucn nothing to do with our rose bowl run last year but, you don't think knowing that you took over the job of a mid first round pick, on a rose bowl team, (which failed miserabley) and ur disappointing people real bad in Champaign

November 4, 2008  11:54 AM ET

Yeah, kids fight, but to hit your teammate hard enough to brake his Jaw!!! Not good!!

questionable character is an understatment!

November 4, 2008  12:51 PM ET

The incident will be handled internally, the cheerleader already apologized and she promised not to hit the player again.

November 4, 2008  02:09 PM ET
QUOTE(#5):

The incident will be handled internally, the cheerleader already apologized and she promised not to hit the player again.

Girls from the Midwest are tough!

November 4, 2008  06:30 PM ET
QUOTE(#2):

Zook recruits a lot of kids with "questionable" character.

So you've checked out all the whole roster. Sounds like you thinkin is questionable.

November 4, 2008  08:47 PM ET
QUOTE(#3):

teammates fight all the time so i think you guys can blow this a little out of proportion...not to mention yeah i know these kids had pretty mucn nothing to do with our rose bowl run last year but, you don't think knowing that you took over the job of a mid first round pick, on a rose bowl team, (which failed miserabley) and ur disappointing people real bad in Champaign

Players get in fight, 1 gets broken jaw...

How exactly does one blow this out of proportion?

This is bad. This is ugly.

 
November 4, 2008  11:14 PM ET
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Players get in fight, 1 gets broken jaw...How exactly does one blow this out of proportion?This is bad. This is ugly.

Someone could have been stabbed or shot in the stomach so it would be a slow and painful death. Or they could have been violated like Linda Blair was in that girls prison movie, the one with the broomstick in the shower scene.

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