WATCH: West Virginia football staff member drives golf cart into wall, injuring Cincinnati DL Josh Hough

WATCH: West Virginia football staff member drives golf cart into wall, injuring Cincinnati DL Josh Hough originally appeared on The Sporting News.
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Cincinnati Bearcats defensive lineman Josh Hough reportedly suffered an injury in an unusual sideline incident involving a golf cart and a West Virginia staff member.

The moment was captured during Saturday’s Big 12 Conference game with Cincinnati against West Virginia on TNT.

A broadcast replay shows Hough being carted off the field with a lower extremity injury. The West Virginia cart operator backed up against a sideline wall, appearing to further injure Hough, who was in noticeable pain after the accident.

I don’t know that I’ve ever seen a player’s injury get worse because of the injury cart and yet… pic.twitter.com/LmgoXxnc0R

— Aaron Dickens (@AaronDickens) October 17, 2026

The incident added a concerning moment to the matchup between the Bearcats and the Mountaineers. Hough left the game midway through the second quarter with the score tied at 7. Cincinnati took a 21-14 halftime lead.

Hough was ruled out for the remainder of the game. The Syracuse transfer from Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania was replaced by Elijah Gunn. At 6-foot-2 and 335 pounds, Hough was a fullback for the Orange before switching positions earlier this year.

No word on the extent of Hough’s injury. 

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