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Duke running back Nate Sheppard says ankle injury won’t keep him out

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Duke running back Nate Sheppard said he is available despite an ankle issue. The sophomore confirmed he appeared in the Blue Devils’ matchup with Georgia Tech while dealing with the injury.

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... Need ensure no copying source phrasing. Avoid exact phrases? "ankle injury won’t keep him out" maybe not copy. "available despite an ankle issue" maybe rephrase. "appeared in the Blue Devils’ matchup with Georgia Tech while dealing with the injury" rephrase. We can say "played for Duke against Georgia Tech while managing the ankle problem." That's close but original. "sophomore" okay. "running back" okay. "Duke" okay. "Georgia Tech" okay. "Blue Devils" maybe use Duke. Need no invented specifics. We can mention "no further details about severity, workload, or team plans" is meta, not invented. Is that allowed? It says only material above. Saying no further details is true from material. Fine. Let's count EXPANDED. Draft: "Nate Sheppard, a sophomore running back at Duke, has said an ankle problem will not prevent him from being available. He also confirmed that he took the field for the Blue Devils in their game against Georgia Tech while managing that issue. The update is limited

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