December 31st, 2011 
Stephen Rhodes 
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West Virginia starting running back Dustin Garrison hurt his knee during practice Friday in South Florida and will miss the Discover Orange Bowl against Clemson, the school announced late Friday night.
Andrea Adelson of ESPN.com reports that Garrison sprained the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee. He also has a slight medial collateral ligament sprain in the same knee. He will undergo surgery, and is expected to be out six months.
Earlier Friday, Garrison’s parents told West Virginia Illustrated he had torn his ACL and MCL.
The true freshman was hurt during the team’s first practice in Miami. Though the first 15 minutes of practice were open to the media, the injury happened while practice was closed. West Virginia was not practicing in full pads.
Garrison led the team with 742 yards rushing and had six touchdowns.
All of a sudden, West Virginia is in a bit of a predicament at this position. Backup Andrew Buie has been injured and missed the final two games of the regular season. Another reserve, Vernard Roberts, was dismissed from the team this week for academic reasons.
Shawne Alston, a much bigger back than Garrison, could end up shouldering the running load if Buie is not 100 percent.
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