Dan Persa Injured, Will Miss Remainder of Season With Ruptured Achilles

Filed under: Northwestern, Injuries

Dan Persa, Northwestern quarterback, left Saturday's game with Iowa after throwing the game-winning touchdown pass with 1:22 remaining. Northwestern officials notified the press that Persa ruptured his Achilles tendon is lost for the season and will have surgery Saturday night.

This marks the second year in a row that a starting quarterback suffered a serious injury in the Iowa-Northwestern game. Last year in Iowa City Hawkeye quarterback Ricky Stanzi injured his knee. Stanzi missed Iowa's last two regular-season games but recovered in time to play in Iowa's Orange Bowl victory over Georgia Tech.

Source: http://ncaafootball.fanhouse.com/2010/11/13/dan-persa-injured-expected-to-miss-remainder-of-season/

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