Mississippi State QB Kamario Taylor carted off late in Duke’s Mayo Bowl in Charlotte

Mississippi State freshman backmost Kamario Taylor appeared to debar a large wounded aft a late-game tackle near him writhing successful symptom successful the Duke’s Mayo Bowl connected Friday nighttime successful Charlotte, North Carolina.

Taylor was scrambling for other yards successful the last minutes with Wake Forest up 14 successful a 43–29 triumph erstwhile helium took an awkward deed debased arsenic helium was being brought down. Videos circulating connected societal media seemed to amusement his near genu bending astatine an unnatural angle. He stayed down arsenic trainers ran out, past was carted disconnected the tract to the locker room.

Early optimism from Mississippi State

Mississippi State manager Jeff Lebby sounded encouraged aft the game, though helium did not connection details connected the injury.

"Initial reports person been good, truthful we’ll proceed to measure and get much information," helium said. "I consciousness bully astir getting successful the locker room, being capable to talk, speech to our aesculapian staff, and being capable to spot Kamario again."

Family update points to ankle issue

Taylor’s mother, LaQuandra Conner, posted connected Facebook that the wounded was to his ankle and said tests brought relief.

"Thanks everyone for the prayers it was his ankle but NOTHING is torn oregon breached GOD had MY BABY covered and for that I accidental THANK YOU LORD," her caption read.

Taylor, a Mississippi autochthonal making his 2nd vocation start, had a productive nighttime earlier the scare. He completed 13 of 22 passes for 241 yards and a touchdown, portion moving for 63 yards and different score.

"A ton of toughness, and there's a ton of things to beryllium excited about," Lebby said astir Taylor.

Lebby added: "For what helium was capable to get retired of this vessel acquisition with 15 other practices, the quality to spell play successful different crippled against a truly bully opponent, to me, that is immense for america arsenic we're continuing to physique this thing."