Just a little over seven months ago, the UVa football team released its first depth chart of the Bronco Mendenhall era. Most of us who follow the program closely were shocked to not see Malcolm Cook anywhere on the two-deep. At the time, the explanation was simply that Cook was dealing with a medical issue.
Later in the year, we learned that he would be shut down for the entire season, but with hopes of returning for spring ball.
Now, he’s back—and from what turned out to be a much more serious setback than any of us may have imagined.