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Redshirt sophomore tailback Darren Evans of the Virginia Tech football team will miss the 2009...

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Redshirt sophomore tailback Darren Evans of the Virginia Tech football team will miss the 2009 season after suffering a torn ACL in his left knee Tuesday in practice.

According to Virginia Tech's official site, starting tailback Darren Evans will miss the 2009 season due to a torn ACL. The injury had recently been diagnosed as merely a sprain, but obviously the MRI revealed something more serious. It goes without saying that this is a big loss for the Hokies, and it really helps out the Tide with the upcoming match-up in Atlanta. Evans ran for over 1,200 yards last year, had 11 touchdowns, and was the Orange Bowl MVP to boot. Without doubt, he was clearly their most accomplished skill position player returning in 2009. I must say, I felt really confident about our ability to shut down their running game as it was, and without having Evans at their disposal, it's hard to see the Hokies really getting much going on the group against our front seven.