Report: Domonique Young Done For Season

Purdue officially received some bad news today, and it was news we were expecting. Domonique Young, Purdue’s leading receiver with 29 receptions for 338 yards and a touchdown, is out for the remainder of the year with a knee injury according to Gold and Black Illustrated:

Young injured his right leg after being hit low trying to block on a run play against Illinois and was carted off the field. He stayed overnight in a Champaign hospital and only recently was able to get an MRI. That MRI revealed ligament damage that will require season-ending surgery, Hazell said, though he wasn't specific as to the injury.

This is bad news for Young, who is in his final season and it is too late for a redshirt, so his career is now over. As GBI goes on, he has had a heck of a journey just to get here:

Young was raised by a single mom in Los Angeles and attended junior college — by taking two buses and a train every day — before coming to Purdue. In his first season in West Lafayette last year, Young got a concussion on a brutal hit early in the season and had up-and-down play after coming back. But Young solidified his spot as one of Purdue's best receivers with a solid camp in August and carried production that into this season's first five games.

So we’re with you, Domo. You only were with us for a handful of games but you won us over with your heart and competitiveness. We wish you the best.