Ty’Son Williams Sidelined After Suffering Injury Against Washington
Sep 21, 2019, 3:24 PM | Updated: 11:37 pm
PROVO, Utah – BYU’s offense on the heels of piecing together a scoring drive was on the move again against the No. 22 ranked Washington Huskies late in the first half.
BYU quarterback Zach Wilson connected on a pass over the middle to running back Ty’Son Williams over the middle. The play resulted in a first down.
Ty'Son Williams is holding that left knee after that reception. That's not good for #BYU.#WASvsBYU
— Sam Farnsworth (@SFarnsworthKSL) September 21, 2019
But that wasn’t what caught people’s attention. Williams, who has been BYU’s feature running back so far this season, was being attended to immediately by team trainers.
The trainers appeared to be looking at Williams’ left knee when he was down on the field.
Williams needed assistance from trainers as he left the field.
Trainers checking on the left knee of Ty’Son Williams. Williams is critical to #BYU’s success this season. Now the Cougars will turn to Lopini Katoa, Emmanuel Esukpa, and Sione Finau. (Tyler Allgeier was moved to LB this week.) #UWvsBYU #KSLsports
— Mitch Harper (@Mitch_Harper) September 21, 2019
After that reception, Williams had totaled 45 yards of total offense on the day.
Williams did not return for the remainder of the drive and he is out for the rest of the game.
After Williams, BYU’s running back depth chart features sophomore Lopini Katoa, graduate transfer Emmanuel Esukpa, and redshirt freshman Sione Finau.
Just heard on @kslnewsradio: #BYU RB Ty’Son Williams is OUT for the remainder of the game with an undisclosed injury.
— KSL Sports (@kslsports) September 21, 2019
Earlier this week, redshirt freshman Tyler Allgeier was moved from running back to linebacker due to the injuries suffered at linebacker last week in the win against USC.
Update: With eight minutes left in the third quarter, Williams walked out of the locker room unassisted by trainers and was in street clothes.
Ty'Son Williams just left the #BYU locker room walking unassisted and is on the Cougar sideline in street clothes.
— Zak Hicken (@zakhicken) September 21, 2019
BYU head coach Kalani Sitake addressed Williams’ injury after the 45-19 loss.
Kalani Sitake discusses Ty’Son Williams injury in the postgame. #BYU #KSLsports pic.twitter.com/E4zcoMf7I7
— Mitch Harper (@Mitch_Harper) September 21, 2019
We will continue to update this story when we have more details.
Mitch Harper is a BYU Insider for sports.ksl.com and host of the Cougar Tracks Podcast and Cougar Sports Saturday (Saturday from 12-3 pm) on KSL Newsradio. Follow him on Twitter: @Mitch_Harper.
