CLEMSON — The Clemson Insider has some new information on the injury to Clemson wide receiver Bryant Wesco, Jr.

As you know, Wesco was injured during a third-quarter punt return, in which he was flipped up in the air by an SMU defender and landed on his head. Though he got up and walked off the field, Wesco eventually left the game and was transported to a nearby hospital.

“They took him to the hospital to check him out. It is a pretty serious deal, so keep him in your prayers,” Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney said after the game.

Our sources told TCI on Sunday afternoon, that Wesco was transferred to Greenville, S.C., where he under went a series of tests in what is being described as an injury to the head or neck area. We were told things do not look as bad as they were once feared.

Following Saturday’s loss to SMU, Swinney admitted they were not sure what the injury was to his star wide receiver, except that it was a serious one.

“I am not going to speculate on all of that,” Swinney said. “It is just a very serious deal where we are concerned enough to where we need to take him and get him checked.”

Wesco, who is Clemson’s leading wide receiver on the season, left the game without a catch. He has 31 catches for 537 yards and six touchdowns this season.

The sophomore receiver is expected to miss significant time.

Following an open date next weekend, the Tigers return to the field on Saturday, Nov. 1 against Duke at Memorial Stadium.