Hokies freshman linebacker out for year

BLACKSBURG, VIRGINIA - Xavier Adibi, a redshirt freshman linebacker at Virginia Tech, will miss the rest of the season after having surgery to reattach a tendon in his right biceps muscle to the humerous bone, the school said Tuesday.<br> <br> Adibi was injured in the Hokies&#39; season opening loss to top-ranked Southern Cal in the Black Coaches Association Classic in Landover, Md. He was operated on Tuesday by Dr. Marc Siegel in a one-hour procedure at Montgomery Regional Hospital in Blacksburg.<br> <br> Mike Goforth, trainer for the Hokies, said Adibi will have his arm in a sling for about six weeks and then undergo six weeks of rehabilitation. He should be ready to return by spring practice next season as a redshirt sophomore, Goforth said.<br> <br> The Hokies will start senior Mikal Baaqee in Adibi&#39;s spot and give redshirt freshman Vince Hall his first start at the mike position against Western Michigan on Sept. 11.

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