The SIU football team suffered another loss Tuesday when the team announced that junior tight end MyCole Pruitt would miss the remainder of the season with a fractured tibia.

The injury occurred in the fourth quarter of SIU’s 37-27 loss against Missouri State University Saturday.

Before the season, Pruitt was selected to The Sports Network’s FCS Preseason All-America Second Team and has not disappointed. The junior leads all Football Championship Series tight ends with 48 receptions, and his 601 receiving yards rank second in the nation.

Pruitt has also caught a career-high five touchdown passes this season and is third in the Missouri Valley Football Conference with 4.8 receptions per game and fifth with 60.1 yards per game.

Pruitt, who was also an MVFC Preseason Team selection, is SIU’s all-time leader with 140 career receptions and 1,740 receiving yards by a tight end.

The Salukis are already without senior quarterback Kory Faulkner who fractured his right index finger Oct. 19 against North Dakota State University.

Pruitt has one more year remaining and will return next season for the Salukis.