| | ATLANTA -- Georgia Tech lost running back Joe Burns for the
season when he broke his right ankle Saturday night in the Yellow
Jackets' 41-35 loss at top-ranked Florida State.
Burns, a sophomore, sustained the injury after making a 14-yard
run in the fourth quarter.
"It was a heartbreaker," said coach George O'Leary, whose
Yellow Jackets fell to No. 11 in the ESPN/USA Today poll and No. 12 in the Associated Press poll. "He
took the pitch on the option and turned the corner, but he got
caught from behind and his leg buckled as the guy came over the
top.
"He'll be out for the year. Hopefully we can put in for a
medical redshirt year because it occurred before the third game."
Listed as a co-starter with senior Phillip Rogers, Burns is
Tech's third-leading rusher with 87 yards on 14 carries (6.2 yard
average) and second-leading receiver with seven catches for 96
yards a touchdown.
He led Georgia Tech (1-1) with 474 yards rushing and five
touchdowns last season.
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