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Virginia Tech QB Michael Brewer suffers broken collarbone vs. Ohio State

By Michael Collins

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Virginia Tech starting quarterback Michael Brewer will not return to the game against No. 1 Ohio State after being slammed to the turf on his non-throwing shoulder.

ESPN played a video of Virginia Tech QB Michael Brewer talking to his teammates after taking a vicious hit in the pocket, saying “It will take a hell of a lot more than that to knock me out of there”.

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And this is why you don’t tempt fate.

Just a few minutes after a national television audience saw the video of Brewer uttering those words, he was slammed to the turf right onto his non-throwing shoulder by defensive tackle Adolphus Washington on a 3rd and 4 pass attempt. He was taken directly to the locker room. There was little hope from anyone who saw the hit or Brewer’s reaction that he was going to return.

After the next commercial break, ESPN reporter Heather Cox confirmed that, stating that Virginia Tech coaches told her Brewer would not return to the game.

UPDATE 11:00 pm ET: X-rays show Brewer has a fracture of his left collarbone and is scheduled for surgery on Tuesday, looking at a 4-5 week recovery period.

The Hokies will now turn to redshirt junior Brenden Motley, who had come in off and on during the game as a change of pace. The 6’4, 220-pound Motley does bring a different element in the running game and option, but doesn’t possess the accurate arm that Brewer does.

Brewer, a senior this year, led the Hokies to an unlikely week two victory over Ohio State in Columbus in 2014, the last time the defending national champions lost.

The Hokies were trailing No. 1 Ohio State 21-17 when Brewer was removed from the game. Virginia Tech has never beaten a team in the top-ranked spot in the history of the program.

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