Brandon Snyder out for the season

November 8, 2017

Iowa quarterback Nate Stanley runs with the ball during the Iowa/Minnesota football game at Kinnick Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 28, 2017. The Hawkeyes defeated the Golden Gophers, 17-10, to keep the Floyd of Rosedale trophy. (Lily Smith/The Daily Iowan)

After playing in only one game this season, safety Brandon Snyder will have a season-ending surgery.

By Adam Hensley
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At his weekly press conference, head coach Kirk Ferentz announced that safety Brandon Snyder will miss the rest of the season because of an ACL injury — the same knee in which Snyder tore the ACL in April.

“Injuries are an unfortunate part of the game,” Ferentz said in a release. “We know from experience that Brandon will work as hard as possible toward a full and complete recovery for next season.”

When asked if Snyder would be eligible to return next season on a medical redshirt, Ferentz said he wasn’t optimistic that he would get a redshirt, but he would return.

Snyder made his season début on Sept. 7 against Illinois. Starting the Homecoming game, he recorded 3 tackles and also returned an interception 89 yards for a touchdown.

That turned out to be Snyder’s only game of the season. He battled the injury from then on, not seeing the field.

“We’ll look forward to getting him rehabbed and get him back for next season, but it’s an unfortunate twist, and Brandon will not be coming back,” Ferentz said.