Washington State quarterback Luke Falk's status following an apparent head injury he suffered in the Cougars’ win against Colorado on Saturday is still unclear, but WSU athletic director Bill Moos said on his radio show Monday that the injury is not expected to end Falk’s season.

As for Falk's status for the Apple Cup against Washington this week, Moos offered no insight, according to the Seattle Times.

“It’s Coach [Mike] Leach’s policy not to talk about injuries, but there are policies from NCAA in regarding to concussions. We follow those to a T,” Moos said. “We’re hopeful he can play [in the Apple Cup], but we don’t know yet.”

Falk was slammed to the turf midway through the third quarter and laid motionless on the ground before being tended to by medical staff. He was put on a backboard and carted off the field and later taken to Pullman Regional Hospital for further evaluation. It was the second consecutive week he was forced to leave a game due to an apparent head injury, but returned the previous week after passing the medical staff’s concussion tests.

“We’re not going to take a chance on a concussion. That’s the talk in major football college, NFL. There’s all the emphasis on head trauma. ... We’re not going to mess with that,” said Moos, according to the Times.

If Falk is unable to play, redshirt freshman Peyton Bender would make his first career start. Bender is 17 for 33 on the season for 210 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions.

Falk leads the country with 4,266 yards passing and has thrown 36 touchdown passes to eight interceptions.