We feared the worst when Clayton Thorson was carted off the field after suffering a gruesome right leg injury on a trick play that went for 24 yards. An MRI confirmed that Thorson sustained an ACL tear in his right knee, the team announced Tuesday.
An MRI confirms Clayton Thorson tore the ACL in his right knee, Northwestern announces. Surgery is targeted for mid-January, with no timetable for the QB’s return.
— Matt Fortuna (@Matt_Fortuna) January 2, 2018
In the game itself, X-Rays came back negative on Thorson’s knee, allowing him to avoid a hospital trip and return to the Northwestern sideline for the second half of the Music City Bowl.