Cochran is done

[uconndennis]

Ed Daigneault ‏@EdDaigneault 27s
UConn QB Casey Cochran's career is over due to multiple concussions, UConn says.

 

[mets1090]

Well...

 

[uconnlife]

Boyle time!

 

[WestHartHusk]

Sad as a fan, but I am glad they are taking proper precautions with the kid's life.

 

[brasssbonanzaa]

Good lord what a sports day this has been. Terrible news for him, hopefully he can find a way to continue his love of football off the field.

As for the team and the season. aksjfhahksbdfjvadfjads we're screwed.

 

[Dooley]

FAHQ! This day couldn't have gotten any sh1ttier, huh? I'm waiting for Kevin Ollie to announce he's leaving UCONN to go coach the Toronto Raptors.

I am 100% on the Tim Boyle bandwagon now. Evaluate EVERYONE for 2015, including our next in line.

 

[Jarhead_1775]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[UConnDan97]

Holy crap. I hope that it is not currently affecting his quality of life, or his future quality of life. That's really tough news to hear. I wish Casey the very best...

 

[uconnell]

Casey we hardly knew ye
, I am so sad for you. Good luck to you in the future. You are a great young man.

 

[Dynasty]

Wow. Speechless.

 

[Doggie Style]

I wish him well and its definately the right call to walk away, but man this is gonna hurt!!!!!
When it rains it pours...... Especially at Uconn! This sucks

 

[Stinger92860]

Damn, Casey was good. We are now down to 2 scholarship QB's.

 

[FDNY99]

I feel bad for Casey...I hope he is able to move on without any physical issues. This sucks pretty bad for the team...I always liked the way he played on the field!

 

[UConn17]

What a tragedy, but glad to hear he may help coach. Life first, football second

Ed Daigneault‏@EdDaigneault
Gotta feel for Cochran. Class kid. In school release, Bob Diaco says Cochran has interesting in coaching and team will help in that.

 

[ShakyTheMohel]

Sorry to hear that. Good luck Casey in whatever you choose to do.

I am in the camp that they need to play Boyle now.

It does make you wonder if the two headed QB was because of this risk.

 

[MilliniumPrince]

Well, to keep things in proper context: THIS SUCKS!!!!!!!

 

[Wonkster]

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I wonder if our medical staff knows that very recent advances in treating concussion has proved to significantly limit brain damage.

Now if I could only find the article.

And, no, I'm not a doctor, nor am I suggesting anything except that CC's prognosis may not be as bad as we all fear.

 

[WestHartHusk]

Sorry to hear that. Good luck Casey in whatever you choose to do.

I am in the camp that they need to play Boyle now.

It does make you wonder if the two headed QB was because of this risk.

Boyle HAS to get snaps - he is second off the bench now (if not a starter). Also - the OL needs to get their collective heads out of their . Remember protect the mullet

 

[uconnlife]

Richard Lagow where are you????

 

[Penfield]

Feel bad for Casey, but have to think he and his family are making the right call here.

 

[J187Money]

Wow. Sad to train your whole life for something and not be able to see it through.

Hope he will be ok and that's all that matters at this point.

 

[Carl Spackler]

He made it to the top of the record books in what he had time for. Congrats Casey.

 

[ZooCougar]

This where we are reminded that redshirts are a luxury.

 

[noeynox]

Oh. My. Frigging. God! SMH.

Well I hope the best for the kid, but like IBleedHuskyBlue noted, damn it!!!! The one kid post Orlovsky who can hit a WR in stride and hs career is over. Hopefully it doesn't take as long to find another one.

Litterally I wish the kid the best, but when I saw that picture of Diaco embracing him, I got a bad feeling. It looked like he was consoling him.

 

[Calhoun's Court]

I know some might feel this hard to believe but life is way more important than football

Good Luck CC.

Would be a great addition to the staff.

 

[uconnell]

Where was the picture posted?

 

[huskysupporter]

Smart decision by Casey. I can't imagine how he is feeling right now, but he has his whole life ahead of him. Hopefully he sticks around the program. We know he is a smart kid, maybe a future coach.

We can talk about his replacements later.

 

[Tenspro2002]

Very sad news for Casey, but it's never a bad decision to play it safe with brain injuries.

That said, how idiotic does it look now to have burned Boyle's redshirt last year. This guarantees he'll never get a chance to use it.

 

[Duncan Idaho]

Probably why he waited so long to inform the staff. Good luck to him in any future endeavor.

 

[ATLDYKA]

Well you have to believe the team knew this was a pretty good possibility since it is announced today which is why it is even more confusing why they didn't use Boyle in the game on Saturday. They will have to use him now, so when Whitmer was struggling they should have put Boyle in and let him get the game experience against a Stony Brook. Puzzling?