Missouri QB Sam Horn injures leg, MRI pending

Sam Horn, a two-sport athlete who is both a quarterback for the University of Missouri and a recently signed Los Angeles Dodgers draft pick, exited Missouri's season opener against Central Arkansas on Aug. 28 with a lower-body injury after taking a hit on a designed run and did not return, the team confirmed. Missouri won the game 61-6.

Horn entered during the Tigers second series, checked in earlier than planned and rushed for six yards on his first play before appearing to take a hard hit to his lower body. Trainers attended to him on the field; he was helped off and did not return to the sideline before halftime. A team spokesperson confirmed he would not return to the game. Later reports and sideline images showed Horn on crutches and wearing a full leg cast or brace. Head coach Eli Drinkwitz said the team would learn more after an MRI and declined to speculate on whether the injury would be season ending, adding, "I am very disappointed and sad with the injury to Sam."

Drinkwitz, visibly emotional after the game, told reporters "Football is a great game, but it is just a game" as he acknowledged the weight of the situation. The coach had planned to split quarterback snaps...