SB Nation Minnesota - Andre McDonald missed weekend game for Golden Gophershttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48959/mn-fave.png2012-09-24T13:21:06-05:00http://minnesota.sbnation.com/rss/stream/31342812012-09-24T13:21:06-05:002012-09-24T13:21:06-05:00Andre McDonald sat out after heart scare
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<p>Minnesota wide receiver Andre McDonald might be active soon, after missing the last three games due to what the freshman told the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.mndaily.com/2012/09/24/mcdonald-sits-out-after-release-hospital?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter">Minnesota Daily</a> was "a little problem with my heart." McDonald was released from the hospital on Thursday evening and was on the team's injury report as "questionable" with an undisclosed condition.</p>
<p>McDonald missed the previous two games due to an infection in his leg from a turf burn, according to head coach Jerry Kill. He's only caught one pass this season, in the opener against Nevada-Las Vegas on Sept. 8, though the Golden Gophers have been doing fine without him, judging by their 4-0 record.</p>
<p>According to the report, Kill said that McDonald should be fine and ready to go, as he's been examined thoroughly by team trainers. There's no word on what exactly the problem was with McDonald's heart at this point, and it's unclear if further details will ever be provided.</p>
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https://minnesota.sbnation.com/minnesota-golden-gophers/2012/9/24/3383680/andre-mcdonald-injury-updateJames Brady2012-09-21T18:04:52-05:002012-09-21T18:04:52-05:00Gophers Wide Receiver Released From Hospital After Heart Problem
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<p>The <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/minnesota-golden-gophers" class="sbn-auto-link">Minnesota Golden Gophers</a> football team received quite a scare on Thursday when it was reported wide receiver Andre McDonald was admitted to the hospital with a heart problem. Everything checked out fine, however, and he was released that evening.</p>
<p>The school announced that McDonald was released after undergoing several tests, though no further information was available on why he was taken to the hospital in the first place.</p>
<p>McDonald has had quite a rough beginning to his athletic career at Minnesota as the freshman out of Hopkins High School in Minnetonka missed the first two weeks of the season with an infection due to turf burn on his leg. He's listed as questionable on this week's injury report with an undisclosed injury.</p>
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https://minnesota.sbnation.com/minnesota-golden-gophers/2012/9/21/3370604/andre-mcdonald-gophers-heart-problem-hospitalScott Schroeder2012-09-20T15:49:15-05:002012-09-20T15:49:15-05:00Gophers WR Andre McDonald Hospitalized With Heart Problem
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<p>Minnesota WR Andre McDonald landed in a hospital recently with a heart problem. The prized in-state recruit has yet to see the field this season due to a leg injury, and potentially has a larger issue on his hands now.</p> <p>University of Minnesota freshman wide receiver Andre McDonald has been hospitalized with a heart problem, according to a football team spokesman (<a href="http://www.mndaily.com/2012/09/20/u-football-player-mcdonald-hospitalized" target="_blank">via the Minnesota Daily</a>). McDonald underwent tests on Thursday afternoon, the results of which are currently unknown.</p>
<p>McDonald has yet to play this season, as he sat out the first two games with a leg injury that he suffered prior to the Gophers' season-opener against New Hampshire. According to head coach Jerry Kill, McDonald had an infection in his leg that stemmed from a case of turf burn.</p>
<p>McDonald is a 6'2, 200-pound four-star recruit from Minnetonka, Minn. Coming out of high school, he was ranked as the No. 37 wide receiver in the country, according to <a style="background-color: #ffffff;" href="http://espn.go.com/college-sports/football/recruiting/player/_/id/127665/andre-mcdonald" target="_blank">ESPN's Recruiting Nation</a>.</p>
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https://minnesota.sbnation.com/minnesota-golden-gophers/2012/9/20/3364806/andre-mcdonald-heart-minnesotaBryan Kilpatrick