Virginia Tech RB Marshawn Williams leaves game with left knee sprain

Virginia Tech running back Marshawn Williams sustained a left knee sprain during Saturday's game against Duke.

Virginia Tech running back Marshawn Williams sustained a left knee sprain during Saturday's loss against Duke. He will undergo an MRI when the team returns to Blacksburg. 

INJURY UPDATE: Freshman TB Marshawn Williams (left knee) is out for the rest of the game.

— Virginia Tech Football (@HokiesFB) November 15, 2014

Tech freshman TB Marshawn Williams has a left knee sprain and will have an MRI when the team returns to Blacksburg.

— Virginia Tech Football (@HokiesFB) November 15, 2014

Williams has already faced injury trouble this year. The freshman back sprained his ankle in the Hokies' Oct. 4 road win over North Carolina, forcing him to sit the following week against Pittsburgh. 

“I think I’m 100 (percent) now,” Williams told The Richmond Times Dispatch, prior to the team's loss to Duke, regarding his ankle sprain. “Maybe not so much 100 two weeks ago, but enough. But I’m ready to go this week.”

This season, Williams has rushed for 469 yards and four touchdowns on 119 attempts. 

The Hokies are 5-5 on the season.

-- Alex Suskind