Posted by ESPN.com's Ted Miller
A freak foot injury appears to have ended Oregon State quarterback Lyle Moevao's senior season.
Moevao likely tore ligaments in his right foot when a defensive lineman fell on him during a drill on Tuesday.
Moevao, the Beavers' starter last season, has played only one play in 2009. He had offseason shoulder surgery -- rotator cuff -- and was slow to recover while Sean Canfield asserted himself as No. 1 on the depth chart.
Redshirt freshman Ryan Katz becomes Canfield's backup -- starting with UCLA's visit on Saturday -- while Peter Lalich, a transfer from Virginia, falls in at No. 3.
Coach Mike Riley told reporters that the school would pursue a medical hardship year, but that the chances of the NCAA granting one are remote.
A freak foot injury appears to have ended Oregon State quarterback Lyle Moevao's senior season.
Moevao likely tore ligaments in his right foot when a defensive lineman fell on him during a drill on Tuesday.
Moevao, the Beavers' starter last season, has played only one play in 2009. He had offseason shoulder surgery -- rotator cuff -- and was slow to recover while Sean Canfield asserted himself as No. 1 on the depth chart.
Redshirt freshman Ryan Katz becomes Canfield's backup -- starting with UCLA's visit on Saturday -- while Peter Lalich, a transfer from Virginia, falls in at No. 3.
Coach Mike Riley told reporters that the school would pursue a medical hardship year, but that the chances of the NCAA granting one are remote.
"It's really, really hard,'' Riley told The Oregonian. "It's almost one of those hard-to-believe things ... he's worked so hard to be almost ready to go, to step onto the field at some point, and I don't think he's going to be able to play again.''
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Miller has been covering college football since 1997, starting with Auburn and then heading West to Washington and the Pac-10. His columns for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer won first place in 2007 APSE Best Writing contest. The Atlanta native and University of Richmond graduate presently lives with his wife in Scottsdale, Ariz.
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