Florida State running back Jacques Patrick was supposed to miss 4-6 months with a knee injury.

That's what the doctors told him after an MRI on the Sunday following FSU's 31-28 loss to Louisville.

"I thought it was a sprain," Patrick said.

"They went in and got an MRI on it. On the Sunday of Boston College week they told me it was over. It was a real tough moment for me at that time. I’d never been through anything like that."

The worst part is that he didn't even know he was injured until after the game.

"It was really devastating for me at the time," Patrick said.

"To have the game taken away. I didn’t even know I was hurt. That was the craziest things. There was a play that I felt like something happened, but I was still running fine."

But two weeks later, Patrick is back at practice and will be full go for this Saturday's tilt at Clemson according to FSU head coach Jimbo Fisher.

"He's had good practices and looks well, and he should be able to go," Fisher said during his weekly appearance on the ACC teleconference.

The injury wasn't as bad as the initial diagnosis said it was, and it turns out that Patrick had been playing with the injury for a while.

Florida State defensive end Josh Sweat experienced the same injury a season ago, and was also able to make a quick recovery.

"It was the same minor meniscus like I had last year," Sweat said.

"Maybe a week or two. I think he took a little bit longer off because he’s a running back so he probably needed that extra time."

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It was a surreal moment for Patrick in the operating room when the doctors told him about the procedure.

"When they were telling me about it I was so emotionally overwhelmed that I didn’t understand what they were saying," Patrick said.

"But after the surgery when I woke up the doctor told me I could put full pressure on it. So I walked out of surgery that same day."

Later that day, Patrick walked into practice without crutches, and his teammates couldn't believe it.

"People were looking at me crazy because I just had surgery and I was walking into practice," Patrick said.

Patrick is the Seminoles' second leading rusher this season with 434 yards and a touchdown on 76 carries. He's missed the past two games against Boston College and Syracuse.

Patrick has been one of the emotional leaders of the offense this season, and when he went down with the injury, it hurt the team in more than just the running game.

"He wants to be out there," FSU safety Derwin James said.

"When he got hurt you could see the frustration on his face, but every day, he’s been working hard and now he’s ready to go."