Carolina’s Star Pass-Rushing Duo Injured At Practice

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South Carolina’s pass-rushing duo of Melvin Ingram (9 sacks last year) and Jadeveon Clowney (the top signee in the nation) were both felled by injuries during practice yesterday.  Luckily for the Cocks, it sounds as if those injuries are relatively minor.  Both defensive ends left the field without assistance.

Ingram suffered a left thigh contusion, according to The Charleston Post & Courier.  Clowney sprained his left ankle.  Steve Spurrier talked about Clowney’s injury first:


“The doc doesn’t think it’s too bad.  He went in and put a little ice on it.  So two of our D-linemen had a minor nagging little thing.  Hopefully, if it had to happen, it happened 10 or 11 days before the game, so they should be OK.  Definitely both of them will be out a couple of days.  Hopefully they’ll get well by next week.”


South Carolina opens against East Carolina next Saturday in Charlotte.  The following week, they travel to Georgia for a matchup of the two East Division favorites.

With injuries and suspensions already taking a toll in the Gamecocks’ secondary, USC can’t afford to lose either of their star pass-rushers for any extended length of time.