It isn’t a surprise, but first reported by Larry Williams at On3, Tait Reynolds is set for surgery after tearing a ligament in his left knee during Clemson’s loss to Georgia Tech. The freshman QB went down with a non-contact knee injury on the first drive and didn’t return. This was always the fear, it is very rare that a non-contact knee injury ends up being okay. Depending on the severity of the injury and Reynold’s ability to heal it is unlikely we seem him until Fall Camp next year, if then.
As for Clemson, it is really hard to see what comes next. The QB roulette against Georgia Tech was a bit of coaching malpractice. From what has been reported, Christopher Vizzina did not take a single snap this week because he was nursing an ankle injury. That is why Trent Pearman, normally QB#3, first went in with Tait’s injury. Apparently the team found some magic spray, or Michael’s Secret Stuff, and Vizzina finally entered the game. Not that it really made a difference, especially with this OL. Oh and if you missed it, Vizzina suffered a concusion in the 4th quarter when he got absolutely rocked by the sideline.
It is anyone’s guess what this means. I think it is fair to say you can’t start Trent Pearman.That’s just not going to work against Duke or South Carolina. Maybe Vizzina clears concussion protocol this week, but how available is he with his ankle? I guess we can bring back Chris Denson from WR purgatory. After all it isn’t like he’s being used out there. Or give Brock Bradley a chance.
The truth is it really doesn’t matter. Unless Vizzina can channel his inner Trevor Lawrence, this OL is too terrible to protect any QB, especially a QB that can’t run. Tait as our starter is less about his QB prowess and more about his ability to run when the OL resembles traffic cones. Buckle up for the next two weeks, or look away.
