Andy Sneddon, CMUChippewas.com
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. – It’s the next-man-up mentality.
Almost without exception, every football team experiences it every season: the loss to injury of a key player.
The Central Michigan football team felt the bite of the injury bug last week, when senior tight end Tyler Conklin suffered an ankle injury that required surgery. There is no timetable for his return.
Conklin produced a breakout season in 2016, when he caught 42 passes for 560 yards and six touchdowns. He entered the 2017 season on the Watch List for the John Mackey Award, which goes college football’s top tight end.