It's official - Dace breaks left ankle! :-(

[jmarkhawk]

This may have already been reported/posted, but QCTimes is reporting Dace broke his left ankle!

Sad to see.....hope he decides to return for that 6th year next year - he was back in top form up until the injury.

here is the story - http://www.qctimes.com/sports/college/big-10/iowa/article_088578a6-c120-11de-88a0-001cc4c002e0.html

 

[Sirhouseman]

Can he?

 

[HawkeyeState81]

You have got to be kidding me, this is devastating, what is the info on Robinson??? Greenwood????

 

[woodyk1]

Geez, what a bad break (no pun intended). I hope Deace can get healthy for a bowl game, he deserves it.

 

[copperdude]

I would think minimum 6-8 weeks depending on what type of break it is. Bowl game would be the earlyest.

 

[hawks31fan]

Some people have recovered from broken ankles in 4 weeks... so given that he is a large man and an athlete I would think that 6-8 would be a fair guess.

Don't rule him out for the bowl game.

 

[rabbit999]

Tibia or fibula?
Go Hawks!

 

[MeanDrunkR2D2]

Tibia or fibula?
Go Hawks!

Neither of those bones are in the ankle.

Until it's confirmed by Kirk, I'll hold out hope that it's not that serious and can be back soon.

 

[Herkyalert]

That's a big loss. Hope he can recover.

 

[Chasetony]

Neither of those bones are in the ankle.

Until it's confirmed by Kirk, I'll hold out hope that it's not that serious and can be back soon.

Actually, the Tibia, and Fibula make up what most people think of as your "ankle" There is no such thing as a broken "ankle". Your ankle is a joint. But you can break the bones that make up your joint.

 

[oregonhawkeye]

Umm, yes, fibular and tibial fractures are the most common ankle fractures.

 

[te1203]

I had read in the Gazette that it could be as little as 2 weeks..said it was a bone in the ankle(not sure if that's different than ankle period)

 

[AFAcademyHawk]

I broke my ankle is basketball and was back in form within 4 weeks. Depending on how severe it is, Dace could play agaisnt Minny and maybe even tOSU, but he'll almost definitely be back for the bowl game.

 

[DFaceHawkeye]

I too, have broken my ankle in basketball. Doc's all told me that It would be very difficult to harm it any further after about two weeks. So as soon as I could handle the pain and trust it to cut I was good to go. I actually played two weeks to the day later. However, I understand that there could be varying degrees of the break and where it is exactly has something to do with it. Also, I only weighed about 185 at the time, not a 300 pound man!

 

[rdubbs]

Well I hope the best for him but I'm not counting on him for

a) the bowl game
b) another year

 

[blkngoldUofI]

I have heard people say that a break is sometimes better than a sprain. Of course I'm not a big humanbeing like Dace so who knows how much weight the guy can put on the ankle in a few weeks, let alone be ready to run or pass block.