It’s “just” a clean break of the left fibula.

The redshirt sophomore from Cranberry, Pa., has no damage to his knee or ankle. Doctors say he does not need surgery and will be out six to eight weeks. He should resume football activity in the middle of the summer.

Yeah, I said “just” a clean break. Considering what could have happened, this is a pretty good prognosis. He was surely saved additional damage because of the knee braces all linemen now wear at WVU. Josh Jenkins was not wearing a brace when he dislocated his kneecap and ended his season last year.

For what it’s worth — and it’s not much, but how often can I relate? — I had the same injury two years ago when I slipped on a wet home plate, only I tore meniscus, presumably because I don’t wear braces in BoPARC softball. It’s a non-weight bearing bone and you can still get around pretty well even as you recover. That’s good news for Barclay in terms of wind and conditioning. It’s not like he’ll be sedentary for these next six to eight weeks. The rehab is fairly generic, too. Nothing like an ACL or a broken tibia or femur.

By the way, I missed two games. OK, we played once a week … and we were rained out once … and had another week off for the Fourth of July. The point is I missed two games.