Edwards, running out of the end zone as he tried to track down a long pass from Blake Joseph, ran into a band equipment cart that for reasons that remain unclear were parked just beyond the out-of-bounds line. The impact, captured by ESPNās cameras, caused a compound fracture of Edwardsā right leg.
Cougarsā coach Kevin Sumlin said that while he had āhis opinionsā on the subject, he would offer no comment on such a dangerous situation. University of Houston athletics director Dave Maggard said he will pursue the subject with Marshall officials.
āIt was duly noted and I think weāll save the conversation for another day,ā Maggard said. āI donāt think there is any question that it is a problem. We all noticed it, and we want to find out why something like that would occur. It was a serious injury, no question about it.ā