Clemson football opponent loses star player for rest of season

The Clemson Tigers' biggest ACC rival received some unfortunate news following Week 7 of the 2026 college football season. During the Florida State Seminoles' 43-35 double-overtime loss to the No. 1 ranked Miami Hurricanes on Saturday, FSU star running back Ousmane Kromah suffered a season-ending an

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The Clemson Tigers' biggest ACC rival received some unfortunate news following Week 7 of the 2026 college football season.

During the Florida State Seminoles' 43-35 double-overtime loss to the No. 1 ranked Miami Hurricanes on Saturday, FSU star running back Ousmane Kromah suffered a season-ending ankle/foot injury. CBS Sports first reported the news, which Florida State confirmed in a statement

Sunday.

FSU said in its statement:

"In last night's game, Ousmane Kromah sustained a lower leg injury. He remained in Miami overnight for surgery and returned to Tallahassee this afternoon. We expect a full recovery, but Ousmane will miss the rest of the 2026 season."

Kromah suffered the injury in the second quarter after rushing 14 times for 44 yards against

Miami. In seven games this season, the 6-foot-1, 215-pound tailback from Leesburg, Georgia, averaged 5.3 yards per carry. He had 609 yards and five touchdowns on 114 attempts while adding 11 receptions for 97 yards.

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Clemson (4-2 overall, 2-1 ACC) travels to Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee for its annual rivalry game against FSU in Week 9 on Oct. 31. The Seminoles fell to 3-4 following the loss to Miami, their second in a row.

The Tigers host Virginia Tech (5-2, 2-2) in Week 8. Kickoff is 7 p.m. ET. The game will be televised on ESPN.

Clemson defeated Charleston Southern, 37-0, on Saturday. Virginia Tech defeated Georgia Tech, 34-24.