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Colin McGovern Is Down, But Not Out three hours fixing up my knee — an Achilles graph on my MCL and five pins to repair my meniscus." and that he can now focus on the next step. He Colin McGovern knew understands it's doubtsomething didn't feel ful he'll be able to get right. He just wasn't sure in the action as a freshhow bad it was. man, but he knows The 6-6, that the end result 290-pound fouris well worth the star lineman batwait. tled through knee "My local therpain to close out his apist is getting senior campaign, directions from and the early prog[head Notre Dame nosis was that he trainer] Rob Hunt," just needed time he shared. "I can't to recover. After do any weight not feeling he was bearing yet, but in making any siganother two weeks nificant strides to[late February] I wards recovery, he can put weight on reached out to his it and start physical future home, Notre therapy. Dame, for a second "They said it will opinion. probably be about "I showed Dr. five to six months [Brian] Ratigan [a for a full recovformer Irish lineery, but I should backer] my MRI, McGovern didn't allow any sacks during his two- be 100 percent by year career as a left tackle at New Lenox (Ill.) and he said that Lincoln-Way West. fall camp. It's nice my MCL was comphoto courtesy 247sports to think that I'd pletely torn," said still be able to play McGovern, who was While it doesn't ap- my first year if the oprelieved to finally know pear to be the type of portunity was there, but what was wrong. "I went news anyone would I'll probably be using the down there on Jan. 30 want to hear, McGovern first year to get stronger for a 6 a.m. procedure is pleased to know ex- and build up my techthe next day. They spent actly where things stand nique." ✦ By Jason Sapp