Florida State’s Derwin James Has Torn Cartilage In Knee, Not ACL Tear

“For him, I’m very happy there’s no structural damage or anything of that regard”, Fisher said at his Monday news conference, via the Tallahassee Democrat.

Fisher could not provide a timetable for the star sophomore’s return.

The 6-foot-3, 211-pound safety took the college football world by storm as a true freshman last season, recording 91 tackles, 9.5 tackles for a loss, 4.5 sacks, and two forced fumbles.

Florida State safety Derwin James will miss Saturday’s game against No. 10 Louisville after having surgery Monday to fix cartilage damage in his left knee, Seminoles coach Jimbo Fisher said.

The Seminoles will likely miss James’ ability and versatility entering Saturday’s matchup against Louisville and Heisman Trophy candidate Lamar Jackson at quarterback. He led the defense with eight tackles and an interception in the September 5 win against then-No. James was having surgery Monday afternoon, and Fisher said the surgeons would not know how they would fix the damage until surgery began. “Hopefully we’ll get that worked out and ready to go”. FSU fell behind 21-0 but, on the strength of two second-half touchdowns from Dalvin Cook, stormed back for a 42-31 win.

“Bobby (Petrino) is a heck of a football coach”.

“We’ll do whatever is best for him”.

This week will mark Florida State’s second trip to Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium since UL joined the ACC in 2014. “I don’t know”, he said.