What Shane Beamer said about Xavier Legette, other Gamecock injuries from Mizzou game
South Carolina receiver Xavier Legette left Saturday’s game against Missouri and did not return. He was one of at least three Gamecocks to show up on the postgame injury report.
Head coach Shane Beamer, speaking with reporters afterward, described Legette’s issue as an upper-body injury. A timeline for his return is not yet known, Beamer said.
Starting left tackle Tree Babalade left the game in the second half with a knee issue, Beamer said. Meanwhile, receiver Ahmarean Brown left the game with a hamstring injury, Beamer said. Brown has missed to games already because of injury.
“I don’t have an update on that one other than just a knee injury,” Beamer said of Babalade. “We’ll see (Sunday) when we get back.”
Missouri won the game 34-12, with South Carolina dropping to 2-5 on the season.
If Legette and Brown are forced to miss any time, USC would be down its three receivers who were all projected as starters in the preseason. Legette became the top receiver for South Carolina this season after Juice Wells suffered a lingering foot injury that’s sidelined him since the beginning of the season. Legette was leading the team in receiving with 716 yards entering Saturday’s game.
He was ruled out of the Missouri game in the first half. He had one catch for 20 yards against the Tigers.
The redshirt senior went into the medical tent after a first-half punt return against the Tigers and came out with his helmet off. He spent the remainder of the half on the bench with a towel on his head.
USC (2-5) plays at Texas A&M next Saturday.
This story was originally published October 21, 2023 at 7:11 PM.
