Although no specific details were confirmed at Monday’s press conference, Northwestern senior cornerback and captain Matthew Harris will miss at least one week with what appeared to be a head injury that occurred last week against Illinois State. Here’s video of the hit.
Harris immediately crumpled to the ground and remained motionless for several minutes as trainers attended to him. Eventually he got to his feet and very uneasily started to walk toward the sideline before turning and heading to the locker room slowly and with assistance from the staff.
Harris has now suffered a significant injury in each of his three years at Northwestern, including on his very first play of his career as a true freshman against California on kick coverage.