Following Saturday’s 20-6 loss to Georgia Tech at Memorial Stadium, Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney gave an injury update on the Tigers’ starting quarterback.

Swinney provided an update on the status of freshman signal-caller Tait Reynolds, who suffered an apparent left knee injury on Clemson’s first possession and did not return.

Swinney said Reynolds is getting an MRI on his knee. Swinney said he doesn’t know anything more than that right now.

“Tait is getting an MRI,” Swinney said. “All I can tell you is it was just kind of a fluky thing. We had a really good opening drive and felt like we had good momentum, and all I can tell you is they said his knee was locked. It locked up on him. They were trying to get it unlocked and they couldn’t do that.

“They didn’t think it was a long-term thing, but he was definitely out for the game. So, that’s really all I know about that until we get the MRI and go from there.”

Reynolds was injured on Clemson’s third play from scrimmage, when he stayed down after a quarterback slide (with no contact) and came up limping. He took off up the middle and ran 7 yards before sliding, and as he popped up, he reached for the back of his left knee. He then went back to the ground and started rubbing his left knee.

Reynolds was helped off the field and went to the injury tent, before coming out of the tent and going straight to the Clemson locker room for further evaluation, walking on his own but limping. He later returned to the sideline wearing a knee brace and without his helmet.

Before getting injured, Reynolds completed a 3-yard pass and had a 24-yard run. He was initially replaced by fifth-year quarterback and former walk-on Trent Pearman, who went 2-of-6 passing for 6 yards. Pearman was then replaced midway through the second quarter by senior Christopher Vizzina, who, despite a lingering ankle injury, made his first game action since Week 2 vs. Georgia Southern. Vizzina went 12-of-27 passing for 133 yards with an interception.

Entering the Georgia Tech game, Reynolds had completed 155 of 240 passes (64.6 percent) for 1,446 yards with three touchdown passes and four interceptions through nine games this season, along with 310 rushing yards and two scores on the ground.