The focus now for the Bulldogs is solely on the health of starting quarterback Kamario Taylor.
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The 6-foot-4 true freshman quarterback was carted off the field at Bank of America Stadium at the 1:52 mark of the fourth quarter after falling to the field with an apparent leg injury at the end of an 11-yard scramble. He was carried off the field with a towel over his head, clearly in distress, according to the ESPN broadcast.
The injury occurred on a series after Wake Forest was up 14 points in the game following a 62-yard touchdown by Ty Clark.
Here’s the latest on Taylor’s injury:
Kamario Taylor injury update
Taylor was carted off the field late in the fourth quarter after suffering an apparent lower leg injury on a tackle by Wake Forest’s Lardarius Webb Jr. at the end of a quarterback scramble.
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He was treated by members of the Mississippi State medical staff for several minutes before being loaded onto a cart for further evaluation. The entire Bulldogs team came out to greet him as he was loaded onto the car, although he was able to stand on his own.
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