Tennessee QB Hendon Hooker knocked out of game vs. South Carolina with leg injury
COLUMBIA, S.C – Hendon Hooker was injured in the fourth quarter of Tennessee football’s game vs. South Carolina on Saturday.
The Vols quarterback went down for a 1-yard loss and stayed down on the field. It was a non-contact injury. He was stringing out an option play when his left leg buckled, and he went down without contacting a defender.
Hooker walked off the field with assistance. He left for the locker room, limping and walking slowly, after being evaluated in the injury tent on the Tennessee sideline.
The play was ruled a fumble after review. South Carolina took over with the ball at the UT 17-yard line while leading 49-31. The Gamecocks scored again to take a 56-31 lead. Joe Milton entered on the following UT drive.
ESPN’s Holly Rowe reported that Hooker was ruled out for the remainder of the game with a leg injury.
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Hooker had thrown three TD passes. Cedric Tillman caught a 3-yard TD pass on a fourth-and-goal play. Bru McCoy snagged a 7-yard score on a deflected pass. And Hooker threw a dart to Princeton Fant for a 41-yard scoring strike.
Mike Wilson covers University of Tennessee athletics. Email him at michael.wilson@knoxnews.com and follow him on Twitter @ByMikeWilson.