Clark out for year

Each of the past two seasons, Virginia coach Al Groh was asked about the idea of giving outside linebacker Aaron Clark a mid-career redshirt.
Apparently that will come to fruition. It did not come, however, in conventional fashion.
With 12:20 left in the third quarter on Saturday, Clark tried to blitz Southern California quarterback Mark Sanchez by racing to the right of Trojan left tackle Charles Brown.
Moments later, Clark was sprawled out on the ground inside of Scott Stadium holding his right knee in obvious pain.
On Monday, Virginia officials announced that Clark had been lost for the season. The senior linebacker has a “knee sprain” and will undergo season-ending surgery. The procedure, the injury report stated, is “to be scheduled.”
“It is unfortunate,” linebacker Clint Sintim said after the game.
Clark, listed at 6-foot-5 and 250 pounds, made his first career start against USC and recorded five tackles. One of the stops was made behind the line of scrimmage for a 5-yard loss.
Having played limited snaps in each of his first three seasons, the Virginia native is eligible for a redshirt and could return to the program for the 2009 season as a fifth-year
senior.
Clark’s loss leaves junior Denzel Burrell as the obvious favorite to start alongside senior Clint Sintim. Burell, a junior, battled Clark in training camp before the coaching staff settled on Friday with Clark as the starter.
Virginia (0-1) plays the University of Richmond (1-0) on Saturday at 3:45 p.m.