Nebraska running back Kenny Wilson suffered a broken femur in what has to be one of college football's freakiest accidents. Wilson somehow managed to fracture the largest bone in his body while moving a television on Monday. This is clearly a story that raises more questions than answers, but details unfortunately remain unclear at this time (how big was this TV?). Nebraska coach Bill Callahan's only briefly addressed the injury with the media on Wednesday: "Our hearts go out to Kenny as he tries to rehab from a real tough injury," Callahan said. "This is a real tough circumstance for him. Just when he's seemingly feeling better, this is a tremendous setback for him personally."
Wilson has since undergone surgery to repair his femur and will miss the 2007 season. This is not the first setback for Wilson who was also hospitalized for complications from an infection following off-season knee surgery. The 6-0, 220-pound Wilson had arrived on campus as one of the Husker's most highly-touted recruits after earning junior-college All-American honors at Butler County Community College in Kansas. In 2006 he finished fourth on the team with 335 yards rushing and four touchdowns, while playing behind Brandon Jackson, Marlon Lucky and Cody Glenn.
It is surprising to think that a television could get the best of Wilson given that he was virtually impossible to bring down during Nebraska's fall practices.
