University of Tennessee sophomore running back Daune Morris will miss the rest of this football season due to injuries he sustained in an auto accident.
“Daune Morris was involved in a one-vehicle accident off campus early Friday morning,” the university announced in a statement. “He sustained non-life threatening injuries, including a broken leg, and is resting comfortably. We wish Daune the best in his recovery.”
According to the Knoxville Police Department report, Morris was driving north on Kingston Pike with two passengers in a Dodge Charger when the vehicle’s traction control was turned off. Morris subsequently lost control of the vehicle and hit a fire hydrant and four parked cars in a lot. The Charger flipped and came to a rest upside down.
Morris was cited for reckless driving.
The 5-foot-10, 200-pound Chattanooga resident had played in all nine games this season for the Volunteers, rushing 66 times for 434 yards and three touchdowns, and he ranks second on the team in rushing yardage behind Heisman Trophy candidate DeSean Bishop, a 5-10, 215-pound senior from Knoxville. Morris averaged 6.6 yards per carry, with his long run of 66 yards occurring in last Saturday night’s 34-6 win over Kentucky inside Neyland Stadium.