KU RB Pierson practices Sunday as x-rays come back negative

By Matt Tait     Oct 7, 2012

Kansas University football coach Charlie Weis said Sunday night that sophomore tailback Tony Pierson practiced Sunday and was not expected to miss any playing time because of an injured elbow that kept him out of the final three quarters of Saturday’s 56-16 loss at Kansas State.

“The x-ray was negative,” Weis said. “Now, he had a sore elbow, but the way they were talking to me, I thought, for sure, we were talking an extended period of time. He actually went out there and practiced today.”

Pierson’s status certainly represents good news for the Jayhawks. Through five games, Pierson leads KU in rushing (319 yards on 59 carries) and also ranks second on the team with 198 receiving yards on 15 receptions. He also has scored three touchdowns.

Pierson was off to a hot start Saturday, hauling in six passes for 63 yards in the first quarter alone before the injury sent him to the bench for the rest of the day.

The Jayhawks (1-4 overall, 0-2 Big 12) play host to Oklahoma State at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

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A native of Colorado, Matt moved to Lawrence in 1988 and has been in town ever since. He graduated from Lawrence High in 1996 and the University of Kansas in 2000 with a degree in Journalism. After covering KU sports for the University Daily Kansan and Rivals.com, Matt joined the World Company (and later Ogden Publications) in 2001 and has held several positions with the paper and KUsports.com in the past 20+ years. He became the Journal-World Sports Editor in 2018. Throughout his career, Matt has won several local and national awards from both the Associated Press Sports Editors and the Kansas Press Association. In 2021, he was named the Kansas Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. Matt lives in Lawrence with his wife, Allison, and two daughters, Kate and Molly. When he's not covering KU sports, he likes to spend his time playing basketball and golf, listening to and writing music and traveling the world with friends and family.