Last Updated on September 10, 2007 4:16 pm by admin
PITTSBURGH (AP) -Pitt defensive tackle Gus Mustakas will miss the rest of the season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, leaving the Panthers without their top defensive lineman.
Mustakas was injured during the third quarter of a 34-10 victory over Grambling State on Saturday. Because he was hurt in the second game of the season, the junior can apply for a medical redshirt that will allow him to play two more seasons.
“We are incredibly disappointed for Gus,” Pitt coach Dave Wannstedt said Monday. “He was off to an outstanding start this season and has been playing like an all-star caliber defensive lineman since the spring.”
Mustakas had 11 tackles in Pitt’s first two games, including two for losses. A season ago, he scored the first touchdown by a Pitt defensive lineman since 1999 on an interception return against Toledo.
Pitt plays Saturday at Michigan State. The Spartans had 533 yards of offense during a 38-23 victory in Pittsburgh last season.