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Broken foot sidelines freshman Smith

By Brian Bennett
ESPN.com

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

West Virginia freshman quarterback Eugene Smith has broken a bone in his left foot and is expected to miss 6-to-8 weeks, team officials said. Smith, a 6-foot-4, 190-pounder from Miramar, Fla., was the prized recruit in the Mountaineers' 2009 signing class. He was expected to battle for the No. 2 quarterback job behind Jarrett Brown right away and eventually take over the position. The injury occurred late last week in an unspecified off-the-field incident. The recovery timetable means he could ...

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