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The Brigham Young locker room was a somber scene after the Cougars' Week 1 win over Nebraska on Saturday.

Players were quiet, the 33-28 victory forgotten after it became known that quarterback Taysom Hill would miss the rest of the season after suffering a Lisfranc (foot) sprain.

The injury was the worst-case scenario for Hill, who had fought back from season-ending injuries in 2012 and 2014 and hoped to finish out his senior year on the field for BYU.

KSL Sports producer Dave Noriega tweeted out a video of the play believed to be the one that resulted in the injury:

It's innocuous stuff, as Hill just took off upfield and ran into the end zone. But Lisfranc injuries don't come as the result of big hits and fireworks. They just pop, and then you're, well, screwed.

And as rough as this new setback was on Hill, his teammates and coaches seemed to take it even harder.

The emotional scene in the locker room was aired by BYUtv on Tuesday's episode of Inside BYU Football. Tears were shed as players lined up to hug their quarterback, who had changed back into the street clothes they had grown so tired of seeing him in.

Wide receiver Mitch Mathews may have been the most distraught of Hill's teammates, according to Deseret News' Alex E. Johnson. Mathews had caught the game-winning touchdown for BYU that night, but nothing at that time was more important to him than his friend's well-being.

[Hill is] one of my best friends. You see him with that severe of an injury and come back in and play, you almost want to cry during the game for how tough he is and how great of a leader he is and how we're going to play for him even more. The catch comes secondary to my love for my best friend. He'll be missed.

Freshman Tanner Mangum will now fill in for Hill, who has another battle on his hands, though he unquestionably has the support of a giant family to see him through.





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