Tai'yon Devers to miss Penn State game with injury

Devers has forced three fumbles with sacks this season but injured his left ankle against Colorado State on Saturday.

September 27, 2016 at 3:45PM
Colorado State quarterback Collin Hill lost his helmet and the football after being tackled by Gophers defensive lineman Tai'yon Devers on Saturday.
Colorado State quarterback Collin Hill lost his helmet and the football after being tackled by Gophers defensive lineman Tai'yon Devers on Saturday. (Brian Wicker — Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Gophers defensive end Tai'yon Devers will miss Saturday's game at Penn State, with an injury, the team announced Tuesday, as it released its weekly depth chart.

Devers has forced three fumbles with sacks this season but injured his left ankle against Colorado State on Saturday.

The list of other players who are out with injuries for the Penn State game: Safety Ace Rogers, cornerback Coney Durr, defensive back Alex Starks, linebacker Carter Coughlin, linebacker Nick Rallis, tight end Brandon Lingen, receiver Rashad Still.

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Joe Christensen, a Minnesota Star Tribune sports team leader, graduated from the University of Minnesota and spent 15 years covering Major League Baseball, including stops at the Riverside Press-Enterprise and Baltimore Sun. He joined the Minnesota Star Tribune in 2005 and spent four years covering Gophers football.

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