Vad Lee Injury: Updates on James Madison QB's Recovery from Foot Surgery
James Madison quarterback Vad Lee suffered a season-ending foot injury that will require surgery.
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Lee’s Career Reportedly Over
Tuesday, Oct. 27
According to the Richmond Times-Dispatch's Mike Szvetitz, citing colleague John O'Connor, Lee will miss the remainder of the season after head coach Everett Withers announced his foot injury needed surgery. As a senior, it also signals the end of Lee's college career.
James Madison (4-1), ranked No. 9 in the FCS, will now be without its offensive leader after he left Saturday's game against Richmond when he went down at the beginning of the fourth quarter.
It will now move forward with sophomore Bryan Schor under center, and he will be put under fire quickly. The Dukes will face No. 16 William & Mary on Saturday, but offensive lineman Austin Lane feels confident in the new starter, as he told O'Connor.
"That’s what we train for," Lane said. "Bryan does the same reps that Vad does every week. We knew we weren’t going to skip a beat when he came in."
Per O'Connor, Lee, a Georgia Tech transfer, had averaged 273.8 passing yards and 101.8 rushing yards per game this season—more than half of his team's total offense (609.5 yards per game), which leads the FCS. A date for his foot surgery has yet to be disclosed.