Injury news: Sunny Odogwu to miss Sun Bowl

Per reports from Susan Miller Degnan of the Miami Herald, Matt Porter of the Palm Beach Post and Christy Cabrera-Chirinos of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, starting Offensive Lineman Sunny Odgowu will miss the Sun Bowl.

,@CanesFootball OL coach Art Kehoe confirms @HeraldSports report re OT Sunny Odogwu. Odogwu will NOT play in Sun Bowl. @Sportsmanias

— Susan Miller Degnan (@smillerdegnan) December 18, 2015

@CanesFootball interim coach Larry scott says Odogwu had surgery

— Susan Miller Degnan (@smillerdegnan) December 18, 2015

.@CanesFootball coach Larry Scott said Odogwu will travel to bowl to have fun w team -but again, Odogwu will not play in @HyundaiSunBowl

— Susan Miller Degnan (@smillerdegnan) December 18, 2015

Hurricanes RT Sunny Odogwu to miss Sun Bowl | Canes Watch https://t.co/xbxh8b3saA pic.twitter.com/upxt0mOGtU

— Matt Porter (@mattyports) December 18, 2015

RT Sunny Odogwu had knee surgery, Larry Scott confirms. Out for Sun Bowl. Will travel. Expect Kc McDermott to start there.

— Matt Porter (@mattyports) December 18, 2015

Odogwu should return by spring ball, "or a week or two in," Scott said. McDermott, LG Alex Gall shift to starting lineup.

— Matt Porter (@mattyports) December 18, 2015

Canes RT Sunny Odogwu had knee surgery and will miss the Sun Bowl. Expectation from Larry Scott was that Odogwu will be back for spring ball

— Christy Chirinos (@ChristyChirinos) December 18, 2015

So, the offensive line, which has openly struggled throughout the 2015 season, loses a starting player for the Sun Bowl. In Odogwu's stead, look for sophomore Kc McDermott to start at Right Tackle. McDermott, who was a 5-star recruit in 2014, has the talent to be a good player at Tackle. However, he's struggled with technique and consistency in his time at Miami.

Tough blow for Odogwu, who had improved some over the course of the year, and the Hurricanes team.

Here's wishing Sunny Odogwu a swift and complete recovery.