The knee injury suffered by Miami quarterback in a 37-34 Cheez-It Bowl loss to Oklahoma State on Tuesday has been diagnosed as a torn ACL, according to Nicole Auerbach of The Athletic.
Miami head football coach Manny Diaz released the following statement regarding the injury:
Per Auerbach, the expectation is that King will be back in time for the start of fall camp ahead of the 2021 college football season.
King announced last week that he would return to Miami next season rather than entering the 2021 NFL draft:
The Manvel, Texas, native performed well in his first season as the Hurricanes' starting quarterback in 2020, completing 64.