Gophers tight end Brandon Lingen is expected to miss several weeks, at least, with a left foot injury suffered Saturday against Rutgers.
Brandon Lingen out indefinitely with foot injury
Brandon Lingen, an honorable mention Big Ten selection last year, suffered a lower left leg injury against Rutgers and returned to the sideline with a walking boot and crutches.
![Minnesota's tight end Brandon Lingen plowed through the Iowa defense in the fourth quarter at Kinnick Stadium, Saturday, November 14, 2015 in Iowa City, IA.](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/FRIU6QE6SITJSWU26WCO7HMAWQ.jpg?&w=712)
Lingen, an honorable mention Big Ten selection last year, left the Rutgers game in the third quarter and returned to the sideline with a walking boot and crutches. It was another tough blow for Lingen who missed three games with a broken clavicle earlier in the season.
During his Tuesday press conference, coach Tracy Claeys did not rule out Lingen returning this season.
The Gophers listed Lingen, defensive tackle Steven Richardson (concussion) and right tackle Jonah Pirsig (sprained ankle) as out for this week's game at Illinois, on their weekly injury report.
Meanwhile, the five players with restraining orders keeping them from TCF Bank Stadium, had their hearing today extended to Nov. 3. That is two days before the Gophers next home game on Nov. 5 against Purdue.
Those five players -- KiAnte Hardin, Ray Buford, Dior Johnson, Tamarion Johnson and Calrton Djam -- are available to play in this week's road game at Illinois.
The Gophers had lost their previous three games and their past seven meetings with the Hoosiers. Guard Amaya Battle helped change all that by scoring a game-high 16 points to surpass 1,000 in her career.
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