[Farm93]

Since JH will never tell, I quickly went home to catch the game on my DVR.  Since the game was on ESPN2, I will guess that any reasonable ND staffer could do the same thing.

Here is what I noticed.  The arm/elbow looked hyperextended during the play.   It bent at the "right" place in the wrong direction, so that was a good thing.

When the trainers came to his side, they felt around his elbow and then intentionally bent his arm up.  Again, I think that is a good sign.

As Whalen walked off the field he held his arm in a way that would give the elbow support.  If he broke his arm his technique would have produced little pain relief or benefit.

So I will go with the hyperextension guess.

The team will need everyone for that key conference game against Oregon, so I hope Whalen is really day-to-day.

[Farm93]

Since JH will never tell, I quickly went home to catch the game on my DVR.  Since the game was on ESPN2, I will guess that any reasonable ND staffer could do the same thing.

Here is what I noticed.  The arm/elbow looked hyperextended during the play.   It bent at the "right" place in the wrong direction, so that was a good thing.

When the trainers came to his side, they felt around his elbow and then intentionally bent his arm up.  Again, I think that is a good sign.

As Whalen walked off the field he held his arm in a way that would give the elbow support.  If he broke his arm his technique would have produced little pain relief or benefit.

So I will go with the hyperextension guess.

The team will need everyone for that key conference game against Oregon, so I hope Whalen is really day-to-day.