Hauss Hejny Injury Update
Hauss Hejny’s injury in Oklahoma State’s opener against UT Martin turned an expected quarterback rotation into an anxious sideline drama, as the redshirt freshman found himself out of the game with a lower extremity issue after a hot start that had fans buzzing and defensive coordinators sweating. Eric Bailey (@EricBaileyTW) posted on Twitter that coach Mike Gundy addressed the situation with quarterback Hauss Hejny, saying he doesn’t provide injury updates right away since he usually knows more the following day.
Hejny, who transferred in from TCU after flipping his commitment from Duke, wasted no time proving he belonged. He was five for ten through the air for 96 yards and a touchdown, plus another score with his legs, before that third drive ended with trainers on the field and a worried hush over Stillwater.
Gino Fornaro (@ginoliciousboss) joked on Twitter about rumors surrounding Hauss Hejny, pointing out that a user named PokeBurner1234 claimed Hejny had broken his foot, even though that account has a track record of always being wrong.
For anyone who’s been tracking Oklahoma State’s perpetual search for a spark at quarterback, this one stung; pun intended, because the way Hejny’s a dual threat who clocks sub-11 seconds in the 100-meter dash, he doesn’t just bring speed, he brings hope. Having watched OSU QB roulette over the years, it almost felt like the football gods were playing tricks to get the new kid rolling, then yank him out just as the offense found rhythm.
It was rough timing, too: head coach Mike Gundy had spent all preseason talking about leadership, needing a productive playmaker, and Hejny’s teammate Trent Howland even gushed about how fast the kid moved north-south on the field (“He can roll,” a big compliment in a running back’s world).
But with Robert Allen reporting on the radio that Hejny would not return, fans were left hoping for good news while Zane Flores stepped in to pick up the pieces. If you’re a long-suffering Cowboy fan used to this sort of mid-game heartbreak, you know how it goes: you start the night dreaming about a new QB era and end it scrolling Twitter for the latest injury update, hoping it’s not too serious because, as tonight showed, Hejny just might be that leader OSU’s been searching for.
