TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- McKenzie Milton gets down to the business of talking football, ticking off all the ways he feels comfortable with the new playbook and his new coaches and teammates at Florida State.
Ten minutes into the conversation, Milton has not mentioned his knee. Though the catastrophic injury that put his career on hold nearly three years ago is never far from his mind, the conversation around Milton has shifted. It's not about whether Milton can play again. No, what everyone wants to know is whether he will play Sunday in the season opener against Notre Dame (7:30 p.m. ET, ABC/ESPN App).
Coach Mike Norvell has not announced whether Milton or Jordan Travis will start, only heightening the anticipation for kickoff.
The fact Milton has a legitimate shot to play is a marvel of the medical and human kind, a miraculous recovery in every sense. When Milton went down onto the turf in Tampa, Fla., on Nov. 23, 2018, and did not get up, no one could have pictured what awaits Sunday: Milton running onto a new home field, with 79,000-plus fans doing the Tomahawk Chop, welcoming a new season.
After Milton suffered artery and nerve damage to his leg, a dislocated knee and torn ligaments, doctors hoped he could one day walk without a limp, let alone play football. But Milton pressed forward -- through setbacks and operations, trips back and forth to a specialist in Minnesota -- pushing limits and boundaries to get to today.
Nothing has come easy. Rather than sit in his comfort...
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