Injury report: Boley, Tyree back; Clary, Harris out

By Jerry Ratcliffe

Virginia will be minus deep receiving threat Trell Harris for a couple of more weeks, but should regain the services of Chris Tyree and Suderian Harrison for this weekend’s trip to No. 10 Clemson.

Tony Elliott revealed Tuesday that Harris underwent surgery to remove a small bone fragment in his knee.

“It’s kind of what happened to Chico (Bennett) last year, just something jarred loose and they had to go in and take it out,” Elliott said. “The fragment was not quite as big as the one Chico had, but still, he’ll be down for a couple of weeks.”

Meanwhile, speedster Tyree has returned to practice along with Harrison, which should help shore up the wide receiver ranks. Both should be good to go for the Clemson game, Elliott said.

The team’s leading tackler, strong safety Antonio Clary, appears to be sidelined for Clemson.

“Clary’s pushing hard,” Elliott said. “I don’t know if this will be the week we get Clary [back].”

However, there was more good news in the fact that starting left offensive tackle McKale Boley, who was banged up twice during the Louisville game, was back at practice on Tuesday.

“Boley should be good to go,” Elliott said. “Really, it was precautionary, just making sure that everything was good to go. With them big guys and them having knee braces out on the field, it’s hard to see structurally where they’re at.”

Tyree, JR Wilson and Andre Greene will join Malachi Fields as potential deep threats in the passing game, along with tight end Tyler Neville, who is athletic enough to split out like a wide receiver.

Elliott said Tuesday that Wilson showed playmaking abilities in fall camp, and that after coming back from injury, Wilson is getting back in the groove.

“So I think you’ll see a little bit more out of him,” Elliott said. “I think Dre (Greene) has it [playmaking ability]. It’s just a function of every week, he’s more and more comfortable with the system, and then getting Tyree back helps us because that gives us some legit, documented speed down the field.

“And I wouldn’t sell Tyler short. He makes some big plays, too. Maybe not quite as explosive, but he’s making some nice plays as a tight end. So I think we’re figuring out how to fill that void that Trell Harris gave us, but I think we got enough bodies and enough guys that can do it.”