Swine flu hits Bulldogs, Sturdivant's future uncertain
TYLER ESTEPIssue date: 9/6/09 Section: Sports
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STILLWATER, Okla. - While quarterback Joe Cox was experiencing flu-like symptoms and did play in No. 14 Georgia's 24-10 loss to No. 9 Oklahoma State Saturday, another teammate was back home suffering from the swine flu.
Coach Mark Richt said in his post-game press conference that Cox had been tested for swine flu and the results were negative, he did say that redshirt freshman safety Makiri Pugh tested positive for the N1H1 virus.
Pugh, who actually attended the same high school as Cox in Charlotte, N.C., did not make the trip to Stillwater.
Cox did not travel with the team but made it to Oklahoma on a team booster's plane Friday night. He downplayed the significance of his illness on his hit-and-miss performance Saturday.
"I felt pretty good," he said. "I wasn't 100 percent, but I definitely felt good enough to play a football game."
Sturdivant goes down, future uncertain
Left tackle Trinton Sturdivant, who was playing in his first game since tearing his ACL last preseason, went down in the third quarter Saturday.
He was holding his left knee and was helped off the field with the help of trainers, and did not return. He was seen leaving the stadium on crutches and wearing a brace that covered most of his left leg.
Richt was unsure about his prognosis.
"I don't know yet," he said. "[Trainer Ron Courson] just said we'll have to wait a day or two. We'll have to get a picture of it. I can't speculate right now."
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