Hilliard out for season with injury
8/15/2006 12:00:00 AM | Football
University of Montana senior halfback Lex Hilliard sustained a serious foot injury in practice Monday afternoon (August 14) that will require surgery. He will redshirt this year and miss the 2006 season.
"We're very disappointed for Lex Hilliard," said fourth-year Griz Head Coach Bobby Hauck. "For him to lose his senior season, especially one that he has prepared so hard for, is a hard pill to swallow. It's difficult to put into words just how bad that myself, our coaches, and our players feel for Lex.
"Obviously it is a tremendous loss to our football team and certainly puts a damper on our championship aspirations since we lost our best player for the season," Hauck said.
Hilliard, a 6-0, 228-pounder from Kalispell, is ranked second in Montana history with 2,884 career rushing yards. He has rushed for 34 career touchdowns.
He has been a unanimous first team All-Big Sky Conference selection the past two seasons.
Last season he rushed for 1,322 yards, which is the second most in single-season history at UM, and was a finalist for the Walter Payton Award, given annually to Division I-AA's "Offensive Player of the Year."
UM will have no further comments on Hilliard's injury.
"We're very disappointed for Lex Hilliard," said fourth-year Griz Head Coach Bobby Hauck. "For him to lose his senior season, especially one that he has prepared so hard for, is a hard pill to swallow. It's difficult to put into words just how bad that myself, our coaches, and our players feel for Lex.
"Obviously it is a tremendous loss to our football team and certainly puts a damper on our championship aspirations since we lost our best player for the season," Hauck said.
Hilliard, a 6-0, 228-pounder from Kalispell, is ranked second in Montana history with 2,884 career rushing yards. He has rushed for 34 career touchdowns.
He has been a unanimous first team All-Big Sky Conference selection the past two seasons.
Last season he rushed for 1,322 yards, which is the second most in single-season history at UM, and was a finalist for the Walter Payton Award, given annually to Division I-AA's "Offensive Player of the Year."
UM will have no further comments on Hilliard's injury.
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