Running back Armond Weh-Weh and linebacker Antwon Turnage each tore ACLs during Arkansas State’s loss Saturday night to Auburn, the coach said Monday.
Weh-Weh will have surgery Tuesday and should return for spring practice, while Turnage will have surgery in about a month and might not return until next fall.
Weh-Weh’s injury is the most severe for ASU (0-2), which plays at Utah State (1-1) on Friday night. The transfer from Scottsdale (Ariz.) Community College was thought to add depth to ASU’s running back position that lost leading rusher Michael Gordon last year. Weh-Weh was thrust into a bigger role heading into last week’s game because junior Johnston White didn’t play with an injured hamstring, but Weh-Weh left in the first quarter.