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UM's Mark Walton To Undergo Surgery On Ankle

October 8, 2017 / 8:56 PM EDT / CBS Miami

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CORAL GABLES (CBSMiami) -- Junior runningback Mark Walton will be out some time after sustaining an injury to his right ankle in the Hurricanes' 24-20 win at Florida State Saturday.

Miami running back Mark Walton (1) is carted off in the fourth quarter with an injury against Florida State at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, Fla., on October 7, 2017. Surgery on the ankle injury is expected to sideline Walton for the rest of the season. (Al Diaz/Miami Herald/TNS via Getty Images)

Walton will undergo surgery at the UHealth Sports Medicine Institute at The Lennar Foundation Medical Center.

A timetable for his return has not been determined, according to the team's media release. However, Yahoo Sports reporter Pat Forde said Head Coach Mark Richt confirmed the worst.

Mark Richt on Walton: "It'll be a season-ending surgery."
— Pat Forde (@ByPatForde) October 8, 2017

Walton has 428 rushing yards and three touchdowns in four games this season, ranking third in the Atlantic Coast Conference with 107 rushing yards per game.

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