MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Facing the possibility of a third season-ending injury in three years, West Virginia linebacker Brendan Ferns must determine how desperately he wants to play football again.
Defensive coordinator Tony Gibson recognizes how a succession of serious injuries and grueling rehabs could have the former four-star recruit second-guessing a return.
“Whichever way he decides to go with this, obviously he’ll have the full support of this coaching staff and myself,” Gibson told MetroNews “Statewide Sportsline” on Thursday night. “If he wants to stick around, become a coach and give it up, I understand.