[Tuck4Bama]

Virginia coach Al Groh said Monday night that leading rusher Cedric Peerman will miss the rest of the season and will probably undergo surgery to repair his injured right foot.

Peerman, who was the ACC's leading rusher with 585 yards and five touchdowns when he was hurt in a 23-21 win over Middle Tennessee State on Oct. 6, has missed the No. 19 Cavaliers' (No. 23 AP) last four games.

ESPN - No. 19 Virginia loses RB Peerman for season - College Football

[cwstech]

That hurts bad. He is the only reason that UNC lost to UVA, they could not stop the guy. He had 186 yards rushing against UNC with 1 TD. Their QB (Sewell) only threw for 96 yards. That is going to hurt them real bad.

[Tuck4Bama]

He has missed the last four games; can he qualify for a medical red shirt?

[cwstech]

Originally Posted by Tuck4Bama

He has missed the last four games; can he qualify for a medical red shirt?

That's a tough one. From what I have read, no more than 20% of the season can be completed in order to obtain a medical redshirt. That 20% has to be in the first half of the season. 20% of twelve games is 2.4 games which would be rounded to 4 games, so technically he cannot compete in anymore than 3 games. I believe it still has to be approved by the NCAA's governing body. The team can also appeal it.

But Peerman is a junior so he has another year.