Rayvonte Rice out 5-6 weeks with broken hand

Groce: "Ray suffered a broken hand in practice...out indefinitely." pic.twitter.com/GwatTYurZL

— Josh Getzoff (@JGetzoffWICD) January 6, 2015

#Illini coach Groce: If anyone doesn't deserve this, it's him. The amount of work he's put in is ridiculous outside of what he's asked.

— Marcus Jackson (@MarcusJ_NG) January 6, 2015

#illini Groce: Rice injury happened in practice, trailing a screen, lost balance and it was a freak accident.

— Jeremy Werner (@WernerESPNCU) January 6, 2015

I've heard both Abrams' and Rice's injuries be described as "freak accidents." Because of course one freak accident per season isn't enough

— Alex Roux (@aroux94) January 6, 2015

Groce says he is not reconsidering the Michael Finke redshirt at this time. #Illini

— Aaron Bennett (@WCIA3Aaron) January 6, 2015

#Illin Groce: They play 5 players. We play 5 players. We've got to figure it out. Next man up.

— Derek Piper (@DerekPiperBSH) January 6, 2015

Here's a quick story on the injury that is expected to sideline Illinois star Rayvonte Rice for five-to-six weeks: http://t.co/0Dwiwv8zpl

— Gary Parrish (@GaryParrishCBS) January 6, 2015