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Clemson’s Freshman QB Hurt; Program Faces Immediate Quarterback Uncertainty

Reynolds’s left-knee injury has left medical details and reports of surgery unconfirmed while the team must identify a starter for Friday’s short-week trip to Duke.

Overview

  • Tait Reynolds left the Georgia Tech game after a left-knee injury on the third offensive snap and returned to the sideline in a brace.
  • Clemson used Trent Pearman and Christopher Vizzina in emergency relief, with Pearman completing 2 of 6 passes and Vizzina visibly limited by a lingering ankle issue.
  • On3’s Tiger Illustrated reported a ligament tear that would require surgery but that finding has not been confirmed by Clemson and remains limited reporting.
  • Yahoo Sports and others reported that Vizzina suffered a concussion late in the game and was briefly taken to a hospital, a detail the university has not released as an official medical statement.
  • Coach Dabo Swinney said the staff will likely turn to Pearman or Brock Bradley to start at Duke on a short week, a shift that removes Reynolds’s rushing and passing production from the game plan and raises immediate competitive stakes for the roster.