On Monday ESPN.com‘s Andrea Adelson talked with UCF Standout Jordan Johnson. He told her he FaceTimed with Milton recently and that the quarterback stated he was able to take steps for the first time since the surgery was performed Friday night.
“I called him to see how he was doing, and he was letting us know that he’s there for us,” Johnson told Adelson. “He wants to see us succeed, so we’re out there playing for McKenzie. We want to go out there and win for him. It was all good vibes. I told him it was good to see him smiling. He said that he got to walk the other day, and he never appreciated walking as much.”
While Milton remains hospitalized at Tampa General Hospital, his mother tweeted out the following statement below on Tuesday morning.
UCF plays Memphis this weekend for The American Conference Title and a New Years 6 bowl birth.