It's not a crisis. It's a disruption. And disruption — handled well — can be clarifying.
Perris Jones is returning to the University of Louisville as a Ph.D. student in its College of Education and Human Development.
Jones had to get spinal surgery after a harrowing hit and recovered for weeks in Louisville.
Virginia graduate running back Perris Jones was sweeping right after catching a pass in the backfield late in the third quarter against Louisville on Nov. 9, and ran straight into a collision. Instantly, he said, he went numb. He couldn’t feel himself hit the field.
UofL Health said in a news release Monday that Jones has made "tremendous progress" and is now healthy enough to travel home to Charlottesville.
UVA said Jones will remain at Frazier Rehab for several weeks.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – Perris Jones, a sixth-year senior running back for Virginia who was injured and carted off the field in the third qua…
It's the kind of moment that freezes football games, fans, players, teammates, opponents, everyone, in their tracks.