Baylor QB Out for Year A Baylor news release late Sunday afternoon announced that an MRI had revealed an "isolated tear" in the anterior cruciate ligament of QB Robert Griffin's right knee.
He will miss the remainder of the season, the school announced.
Complicating the quarterback situation for this weekend's game against Kent State will be the status of backup Blake Szymanski. He suffered a bruised right shoulder on a hit near the goal line and was listed as "day-to-day."
"Blake is mature," Art Briles said earlier Sunday before the school knew the full implications of Griffin's injury.
"He is weathered, he is a veteran and he understands. When he is on the field we have a pretty good indication of what the outcome is going to be because he pays attention and he is knowledgeable. He can get things done from an offensive standpoint."
Szymanski has started 13 games in his career, including 10 in 2007, when he threw for 2,844 yards and 22 touchdowns in the final season of the Guy Morriss era. A traditional pocket passer, he threw for 400 yards in consecutive games that season, a Baylor first.
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