The playing career for Wisconsin defensive tackle Jordan Kohout has unfortunately been cut short due to migraines.
Kohout, who started seven games for the Badgers as a freshman in 2010, began experiencing the headaches in spring practices. An MRI that showed he had suffered two minor strokes. As a result, his playing days are over but he will stay on medical scholarship.
Here’s a portion of the story from UWbadgers.com:Kohout, a redshirt junior from Waupun, has taken a medical scholarship after it was diagnosed that he had suffered two “small strokes’’ linked to migraine headaches that he experienced last spring.
“You don’t really think of 21-year-old athletes having strokes,’’ Kohout said. “But I’m glad that we caught it early and I can still do a lot of the things that I love to do.
“As much as I love football, life has a lot of other things to offer as well.’’It’s always tough to see a player have to give up football because of a medical condition, but it’s always the right move as well. Best of luck to Kohout going forward.
