Towards the end of 2023, Purdue was busy stacking up transfer linemen. One of them was Jamarius Dinkins. On a Sunday in December 2023, he announced his transfer from Kentucky to Purdue. After a 2024 season that witnessed him record nine combined tackles, he had big plans for this season. Things were on track, too, until…

In an unfortunate incident, he was bitten by his dog. “Purdue DT Jamarius Dinkins is out tonight because he was bitten by his dog, per Tim Newton on the Purdue radio broadcast,” Journal & Courier’s reporter Sam King wrote on X. Even On3’s Tom Dienhart reported the matter.

The player missed out on the game against Minnesota on October 11. He was not on Purdue’s injury report, suggesting that the incident may have taken place only a couple of hours before the game. However

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