Montee Ball #28 of the Wisconsin Badgers runs against the Illinois Fighting Illini at Memorial Stadium on November 19, 2011 in Champaign, Illinois. Wisconsin defeated Illinois 28-17. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Authorities say a group of men attacked star Wisconsin running backMontee Ball early Wednesday morning, knocking him to the ground and causing injuries that sent him to the hospital.
Police said five men jumped Ball around 2:15 a.m. near campus They knocked him down and kicked him.
Ball, a finalist for the Heisman Trophy last season, was taken to a hospital with head injuries. Coach Bret Bielema said Ball has been released and is under the care of the school’s sports medicine staff. Bielema says he expects Ball will make a full recovery, but did not address Ball’s availability. The season opens Sept. 1 against Northern Iowa.
Police say Ball apparently didn’t know who the men were.
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