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Practice notes: West Virginia ‘dodges big bullet’ with Josh Sills leg injury

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia’s first major injury of spring practice has the Mountaineers counting their blessings – to some extent.

Right guard Josh Sills is out after having his left leg rolled up by a teammate last week. And though he’s currently hobbling around with the benefit of a massive leg brace, coach Neal Brown said it’s possible he’ll be able to practice again in a week.

The initial outlook was much direr.

“We dodged a big bullet with him,” Brown said. “He got rolled up from the back and it looked really bad on film.