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Rutgers Scarlet Knights Lose LB Mohamed Toure for the Season due to Injury

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Published21 Aug 2024

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Just hours after being named one of the 2024 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football captains, it was announced that linebacker Mohamed Toure will miss the 2024 season with an injury. The news was first reported by New Jersey Advanced Media and confirmed by head football coach Greg Schiano. 

“Mo’s out for the year. He tore his ACL. So, we are going to get that fixed up and get him back. It’s sad. He put so much work into getting ready for the year. But that’s the game of football unfortunately. There are things like that that happen. As a family, we’ve surrounded him, we are supporting him. We’ll help him through the rehab, we’ll get him back and help him reach his goals and aspirations.”

  • Greg Schiano on Mohamed Toure’s injury

This is the second ACL injury for the Pleasantville, New Jersey native in the past three seasons. Toure missed all of the 2022 season after tearing his ACL. He returned in 2023 and was named the Comeback Player of the Year semifinalist thanks to a 93 tackle, 9.5 tackle-for-loss, 4.5 sack performance in 2023. 

In addition to being named team captain for the second consecutive year, Toure was recently named to the Butkus Award watch list. He could pursue an additional year of eligibility if he wanted, however, the call to the NFL might not be worth the risk. 

Mohamed Toure Comments on his ACL Injury

Rutgers now enters the 2024 season down two of their starting linebackers from 2023, Tyreem Powell is still recovering from a torn Achilles tendon. The starting linebacker slots will likely default to Dariel Djabome and Moses Walker. 

The Scarlet Knights kick off the 2024 campaign on Thursday, August 29 when they host FCS opponent Howard University at SHI Stadium in Piscataway.