PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) -Rutgers running back Kordell Young is going to miss the rest of the season with an injury to his right knee.
Coach Greg Schiano announced on Monday that the third-down specialist will need season-ending surgery after being hurt on Thursday night in the Scarlet Knights’ upset of then-No. 23 South Florida.
This is the second time in three seasons Young has been sidelined because of knee surgery. He was lost in the third game of the 2007 season after injury his left knee, a problem that has required multiple surgeries.
Young, who missed the first two games this season because of a procedure on his left knee, had nine carries for 28 yards and seven receptions for 48 yards.
The Scarlet Knights (7-2) will play at Syracuse (3-7) on Saturday.
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