UTC wide receiver Terrell Robinson catches a pass during a 2013 practice. Robinson later transferred to Faulkner University, where he sustained a season-ending ACL injury.After being dismissed from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga football program, Terrell Robinson transferred to Faulkner University, an NAIA program in Montgomery, Ala., where he was having an All-America season before an injury cut it short.
Robinson, a former South Pittsburg Mr. Football award winner and Southern Conference freshman of the year, finished out his college career by amassing 3,310 total yards this season at Faulkner. The 6-foot-3, 200-pounder had his season ended in the fourth quarter of the 10th game when he tore the ACL in his right knee while making a cut to avoid contact.
“It was a freak thing,” Faulkner coach Charlie Boren said. “He just planted wrong and went down. I knew immediately that it was serious, because Terrell doesn’t just go down like that.
“It was a heartbreaking thing. He was having a great year. Coming from UTC to here, he became our team leader almost immediately just because of his personality and his athletic ability. He was a man among boys at this level.”
Prior to his injury Robinson led the NAIA in total offense, with three straight games of 440-plus total yards. As of the final game of the regular season, he still ranked No. 2 nationally in total offense, having averaged 331 yards per game.