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Purdue’s Markell Jones leaves with apparent shoulder injury

Dustin Schutte

By Dustin Schutte

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Purdue’s offense may have taken a blow.

In the second half of Purdue’s meeting against Cincinnati, star running back Markell Jones left the game with an apparent shoulder injury.

Jones ran for 145 yards and a TD last week against Eastern Kentucky, leading all B1G backs in yardage. He left Saturday’s contest with 47 yards on 15 carries.

Any significant injury would be a huge blow to Purdue’s depleted backfield. In April, the Boilermakers lost backup running back D.J. Knox for the year after suffering an ACL injury.

Dustin Schutte

Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB