Aubrey Burks: Difference between revisions

After just recording two tackles as a freshman, Burks became a starter as a sophomore, finishing the season with 66 tackles, an interception, a forced fumble, and a sack.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hunter |first=Greg |date=2023-08-25 |title=Aubrey Burks is the cornerstone of West Virginia's secondary |url=https://www.wvnews.com/aubrey-burks-is-the-cornerstone-of-west-virginia-s-secondary/article_4c65db50-2283-11ee-a2e6-33b53549752f.html |access-date=2024-07-17 |website=WV News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Carey |first=Greg |date=2023-08-29 |title=Extra preparation allows Burks to become voice of reason within secondary |url=https://wvmetronews.com/2023/08/29/extra-preparation-allows-burks-to-become-voice-of-reason-within-secondary/ |access-date=2024-07-17 |website=WV MetroNews |language=en-US}}</ref> Against [[TCU Horned Frogs football|TCU]] the following season, a collision left Burks motionless on the field for around eight minutes before he was stabilized and carted off the field.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Decker |first=Ryan |title=WVU safety Aubrey Burks hospitalized following injury in TCU game |url=https://www.wboy.com/goldandbluenation/wvu-safety-aubrey-burks-hospitalized-following-injury-in-tcu-game/ |website=WBOY}}</ref> After being hospitalized and flown home,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-02 |title=Hospitalized WVU players to fly home from Texas |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/38550987/hospitalized-west-virginia-players-set-fly-home-texas |access-date=2024-07-17 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref> Burks was able to return to action after missing a few weeks.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nespor |first=Cody |date=2023-10-02 |title=WVU gets 'best possible results' on injured safety Aubrey Burks |url=https://www.dominionpost.com/2023/10/02/wvu-gets-best-possible-results-on-injured-safety-aubrey-burks/ |access-date=2024-07-17 |website=Dominion Post |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Redfern |first=Kevin |title='I was definitely scared:' Aubrey Burks recounts traumatic injury at TCU |url=https://www.wboy.com/goldandbluenation/i-was-definitely-scared-aubrey-burks-recounts-traumatic-injury-at-tcu/ |website=WBOY}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=WVU's Aubrey Burks Back To Changing Games After Injury Scare |url=https://www.theintelligencer.net/sports/top-sports/2023/11/wvus-aubrey-burks-back-to-changing-games-after-injury-scare/ |access-date=2024-07-17 |website=theintelligencer.net |language=en-US}}</ref> He ended his junior season with 48 tackles, two interceptions, and two pass deflections.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nespor |first=Cody |date=2024-03-27 |title=Notebook: Aubrey Burks entering 'contract year' with Mountaineers |url=https://www.dominionpost.com/2024/03/27/notebook-aubrey-burks-entering-contract-year-with-mountaineers/ |access-date=2024-07-17 |website=Dominion Post |language=en-US}}</ref> Entering the [[2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2024 season]], Burks is considered one of the top returning safeties in college football.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Asti |first=Mike |date=2024-07-09 |title=Aubrey Burks Ranked Among Nation's Top Safeties, Increasing Expectations for Final College Season |url=https://wvsportsnow.com/aubrey-burks-ranked-among-nations-top-safeties-increasing-expectations-for-final-college-season/ |access-date=2024-07-17 |website=WV Sports Now |language=en-US}}</ref> Against Kansas, he suffered an upper body injury, having to be stretchered off the field and put in a neck brace, before being taken to a local hospital.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Andrejev |first=Alex |last2=Rossi |first2=Rob |title=WVU safety Aubrey Burks stretchered off field vs. Kansas, later returned for post-game celebration |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5783737/2024/09/21/aubrey-burks-injury-kansas/ |access-date=2024-09-24 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Post |first=Justin Jackson, The Dominion |date=2024-09-23 |title=Post evaluations, WVU injury situation not as dire as once feared |url=https://www.dominionpost.com/2024/09/23/notebook-post-evaluations-wvu-injury-situation-not-as-dire-as-once-feared/ |access-date=2024-09-24 |website=Dominion Post |language=en-US}}</ref> Following the conclusion of the game, Burks was able to return to the stadium and participate in the Mountaineer's post-game celebration, following a 32–28 victory.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Writer |first=Bryce Cohen, Sports |date=2024-09-18 |title=Brown provides injury update on Burks |url=https://www.thedaonline.com/sports/football/brown-provides-injury-update-on-burks/article_828c4adc-7879-11ef-9e1b-0bf6b92069fa.html |access-date=2024-09-24 |website=The Daily Athenaeum |language=en}}</ref>