Wayne State running back Dawson Forgy is back for his redshirt junior season after missing time throughout the course of last year with a broken foot.
Forgy said missing time was hard, and his injury made him wait for a long time before getting cleared.
“I broke the fifth metatarsal in the middle of my foot,” Forgy said, “Had surgery where they put a screw in, and when it comes to a foot injury, there’s not much you can do. You just have to wait.”
Forgy said in December he fully resumed drills and was able to do so with no brace and no physical limitations.
He also said getting cleared was all about listening to his body.
“It was just trusting it really,” Forgy said, “Started doing workouts in January and those first few days are weird playing football again, but just trusting everything made things feel better quick.”
The staff and those around Forgy said it was tough to see him go through the injury but were happy when he came out of it.
Wayne State College Head Football Coach Logan Masters was right with Forgy during the whole process.
“That’s the tough part of the game, when someone gets hurt,” Head Coach Logan Masters said, “But it was fun to watch him fight and trust the process and take it one day at a time and get better and better.”
Through two games, Forgy leads the Wildcats in rushing with 40 carries for 203 yards and three touchdowns, including a career–high 178 yards rushing and two scores against the University of Mary last week.
Forgy said in his return to the field, his goals are more oriented on the team than himself.
“Just win as many games as possible,” Forgy said, “The team’s rallied together and each week we just want to go 1–0.”
Forgy is the veteran in the running back room in 2025 and was named a team captain. He said he is ready to take on the leadership role.
“It’s something that comes naturally,” Forgy said, “Being the oldest in the room helped me step into the role. We have a great group of guys so it’s an easy group to lead.”
Masters said Forgy’s leadership qualities are most shown in practice.
“Dawson is a great practice player,” Masters said, “Sometimes if you’re down in the depth chart, you take something like that for granted. If you do that, the process of getting on the field takes more time because you’ve wasted reps, but Dawson’s done a great job of helping the young guys with that.”
Forgy said missing time was hard, and his injury made him wait for a long time before getting cleared.
“I broke the fifth metatarsal in the middle of my foot,” Forgy said, “Had surgery where they put a screw in, and when it comes to a foot injury, there’s not much you can do. You just have to wait.”
Forgy said in December he fully resumed drills and was able to do so with no brace and no physical limitations.
He also said getting cleared was all about listening to his body.
“It was just trusting it really,” Forgy said, “Started doing workouts in January and those first few days are weird playing football again, but just trusting everything made things feel better quick.”
The staff and those around Forgy said it was tough to see him go through the injury but were happy when he came out of it.
Wayne State College Head Football Coach Logan Masters was right with Forgy during the whole process.
“That’s the tough part of the game, when someone gets hurt,” Head Coach Logan Masters said, “But it was fun to watch him fight and trust the process and take it one day at a time and get better and better.”
Through two games, Forgy leads the Wildcats in rushing with 40 carries for 203 yards and three touchdowns, including a career–high 178 yards rushing and two scores against the University of Mary last week.
Forgy said in his return to the field, his goals are more oriented on the team than himself.
“Just win as many games as possible,” Forgy said, “The team’s rallied together and each week we just want to go 1–0.”
Forgy is the veteran in the running back room in 2025 and was named a team captain. He said he is ready to take on the leadership role.
“It’s something that comes naturally,” Forgy said, “Being the oldest in the room helped me step into the role. We have a great group of guys so it’s an easy group to lead.”
Masters said Forgy’s leadership qualities are most shown in practice.
“Dawson is a great practice player,” Masters said, “Sometimes if you’re down in the depth chart, you take something like that for granted. If you do that, the process of getting on the field takes more time because you’ve wasted reps, but Dawson’s done a great job of helping the young guys with that.”
The Wildcats travel to Northern State this Saturday where Forgy will look to keep his hot start to the season going.
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