Mizzou running back Russell Hansbrough will miss game vs. UConn
Missouri senior running back Russell Hansbrough, who suffered a sprained right ankle on the second offensive snap of the season, has been ruled out for the Connecticut game at 11 a.m. Saturday at Memorial Stadium.
Hansbrough has been limited to seven carries for 38 yards in the Tigers’ first two games, wins against Southeast Missouri and at Arkansas State.
He only played one snap after the first quarter in a 27-20 win last weekend against the Red Wolves.
Hansbrough was Missouri’s leading rusher with 1,084 yards and 10 touchdowns last season.
His absence leaves sophomore Ish Witter, who left the Arkansas State game after coach Gary Pinkel said he “got dinged,” as the starter with senior Tyler Hunt and junior Morgan Steward listed as the co-backups.
Sophomore Chase Abbington, a transfer from Hutchinson (Kan.) Community College, is the fourth-string tailback on the depth chart.
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