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Wootton's long road back

By Scott Powers
ESPNChicago.com

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Everything Northwestern senior Corey Wootton saw from himself and his rehabbed right knee in the preseason was promising. He felt good cutting. His quickness was there. He went full bore in all the team's drills. He was confident he could return to the field after suffering a torn ACL in last season's Alamo Bowl and be that same dominating defensive end. Now, after two games back, Wootton realizes it's not that easy. "I don't feel quite like I'm a 100 percent yet," he said. "I felt like I wa ...

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