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Bolden to undergo ACL surgery</font>
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By Adam Rittenberg
ESPN.com
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Purdue
starting running back <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/player/profile?playerId=382030" target="_blank">Ralph
Bolden</a> has suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right
knee and will be sidelined indefinitely.
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Bolden sustained the injury in practice March 31, but Purdue did not
announce the specifics until Wednesday. The team is not ruling Bolden
out for the coming season, though the junior would need to make a speedy
recovery to have any chance of playing.
Bolden will undergo surgery, though a date has not been scheduled. He
has a redshirt year available.
The 5-foot-9, 194-pound Bolden tore the same ACL in high school and was
limited as a freshman at Purdue.
"While obviously we are disappointed, we understand that injuries are
part of athletics and not something we can control," Boilermakers coach
Danny Hope said in a statement. "We feel for Ralph as a teammate and
member of the Purdue football family moreso than we do as a talented
running back, and we will support him throughout his recovery.
"Ralph is a proven battler, and we know he will come back and be a key
part of our offense in the future."
Bolden finished third in the Big Ten and 55th nationally in rushing
average (77.9 yards per game) as a sophomore last season. He ranked
second in the conference in touchdowns with 11 and seventh in
all-purpose yards (99.7 ypg).
With Bolden out, sophomore <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/player/profile?playerId=482363" target="_blank">Al-Terek
McBurse</a> moves into the starting role. McBurse led Purdue in kickoff
return yardage (468) last season but had only four rushing attempts.
Adam Rittenberg covers Big Ten football for ESPN.com.
