Swinney Updates Reynolds’ Injury

During his Sunday evening teleconference, Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney gave an injury update on the Tigers’ starting quarterback.

Tait Reynolds sustained an apparent left arm (non-throwing) injury early in the second quarter of Saturday’s 18-13 win at Syracuse. He was hit along the sideline on an 18-yard run, after which he appeared to favor the left arm, which appeared to be limp as he was walking back toward the huddle.

Reynolds stayed in for the rest of the drive and then went to the locker room for further evaluation after Nolan Hauser missed on a 57-yard field goal attempt. However, he was back in on Clemson’s next drive and never missed any time on the field.

On Sunday evening, Swinney commented on Reynolds briefly leaving the game to get the injury checked out.

“He was just banged up,” Swinney said. “I said, ‘Are you OK?’ He said, ‘I’m fine,’ so he was fine. That’s all I can tell ya. It’s a physical game, and he just got a little beat up, but he was able to go out there and finish the game and do what he needed to do.”

Reynolds finished the afternoon 17 of 28 for 161 yards and one interception. He also ran for 61 more yards on 15 carries, including two key runs on Clemson’s final drive to seal the victory.

The Tigers return to action Saturday when they host Georgia Tech at Memorial Stadium. Kickoff is set for 12:30 p.m. on The CW.