Dabo Swinney gives injury updates on key Clemson offensive players
Monday, Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney gave injury updates on his quarterback and his top two running backs.
It is once again game week for the Clemson Tigers as head coach Dabo Swinney and his team prepare for Saturday’s College Football Playoff game at No. 5 seed Texas. Unfortunately, Clemson heads into this contest with some injury questions, especially on the offensive side of the ball.
Monday, Swinney met with the media to discuss the upcoming matchup and, of course, he addressed the health of his team. Unfortunately, he had to start by delivering some bad news.
“Unfortunately, we lost Jay Haynes,” Swinney said, “so he’s out. Actually…tore his ACL so he had surgery this morning so um he’s on the road to recovery as of this moment, as we speak.”
This news was not unexpected given that Haynes, who left the ACC Championship Game win over SMU after returning the second-half kickoff, was unable to walk without assistance following his injury. Now, the Tigers are going to be thin at the running back spot behind senior Phil Mafah who has been dealing with a shoulder injury.
Haynes, a true freshman, ran for 295 yards and 3 TDs on 43 carries this season. What’s more, given Mafah’s injury, he was being worked into the offense more regularly in recent games. He had even received five first-half carries against the Mustangs as the Tigers looked to get some explosiveness out of the run game.
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