Wake Forest's sophomore wing Brandon Turner will miss the 2010 spring season with a torn ACL suffered on November 7 while playing with the North Carolina Collegiate All-Star team. Turner becomes the fourth Wake Forest player to have suffered this fate this fall, joining teammates Matt Storck, Ben Cohen, and Mike Wills. Along with Turner, all of these players were North Carolina Collegiate All-Stars and their absence from the Wake lineup will present a challenge for the team as it competes in the inaugural Carolinas Rugby League season beginning in January. Said head coach Patrick Kane of the string of ACL injuries, "On the plus side, these guys will have plenty of company as they rehab after surgery and hopefully will be able to push each other to get fit and back on the field as early as possible next fall."
Freshmen James Jeffrey and Tommy Hopkins are on the coaching staff's short list to replace Turner on the wing. Turner scored 8 tries in 5 games for the Demon Deacons this preseason.
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