A second Missouri player in a little over a month has retired due to a hip injury.
Missouri athletic trainer Rex Sharp released a statement on Friday via Twitter saying sophomore offensive lineman Andy Bauer has decided to call it quits after a long rehab process following left hip surgery last summer.
“Despite his dedication and commitment to post-surgical and sport specific rehabilitation over a long period of time, Andy was unable to return to his previous level of football-related activity,” Sharp said. “In the interest of Andy’s overall health and welfare, and to help ensure his academic success, the athletic health care staff, football staff, Andy, and his family have decided that Andy will retire from football.
“Andy is a tremendous young man with an extremely bright future, and we wish him nothing but the best,” Sharp said. “He’s been an outstanding representative of Mizzou football and he will always be part of our family.”
The 6-foot-3, 310-pound Bauer was sidelined all of last season after redshirting in 2014.
It was confirmed on Feb. 5 that junior running back Morgan Steward was retiring after only playing three games last season and being out for the entire 2014 season due to a hip injury.
Born and raised in Gainesville, Talal joined SDS in 2015 after spending 2 years in Bristol as an ESPN researcher. Previously, Talal worked at The Gainesville Sun.
