MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia free safety Dravon Askew-Henry, a starter in all 26 games his first two years, suffered an ACL injury in practice and will miss the 2016 season.
Coach Dana Holgorsen announced the news Friday afternoon, on the eve of the Mountaineers’ most crucial preseason scrimmage.
“This is a tremendous loss for our football team,” Holgorsen said. “Without a doubt Dravon was one of our leaders on and off the field. We will support him through his recovery and work with him to get him 100 percent back to health.”
The injury reportedly occurred Wednesday and was reminiscent of last October, when All-American candidate Karl Joseph suffered a season-ending knee injury in practice.