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10/05 12:10 CDT NC State QB McCall is carted off the field following a
helmet-jarring hit
NC State QB McCall is carted off the field following a helmet-jarring hit
By BOB SUTTON
Associated Press
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) --- N.C. State quarterback Grayson McCall was taken off the
field on a cart after being placed in a brace following a first-quarter hit
that jarred his helmet and the football loose Saturday against Wake Forest.
McCall scrambled for a gain of about 9 yards before he was hit by multiple Wake
Forest defenders including Eldrick Robinson II. While players headed to the
other end of the field in pursuit of Wake Forest's fumble return, N.C. State
medical personnel rushed onto the field as play continued.
McCall, who hadn't played since exiting with a first-half injury on Sept. 14
against Louisiana Tech, is in his first season with the Wolfpack after
transferring from Coastal Carolina, where he had a record-setting career. He
lifted his head briefly when he was on the cart.
McCall, whose injury last month was unspecified but who has a concussion
history, was back as the first-string quarterback Saturday. On the Wolfpack's
first snap, McCall was hit after releasing the ball on an incomplete pass, but
he didn't appear fazed.
Wake Forest's Evan Slocum returned the ball 88 yards to the N.C. State 2-yard
line. The Demon Deacons converted for a 10-0 lead a little more than six
minutes into the game.
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