Former Gamecocks QB Connor Shaw released from hospital after health scare
Former South Carolina quarterback Connor Shaw was released from the hospital Saturday, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the situation. Shaw was taken to the hospital Wednesday after collapsing on the sideline of his son’s youth football game in Simpsonville.
One contact told The State that Shaw was in good spirits and said he feels lucky to be alive.
Shane Beamer, on the ESPN broadcast for USC’s Saturday night game at Missouri, shouted out Shaw, saying: “I know you’re watching. ... We love you, brother.”
An eyewitness told The State that Shaw, who turned 34 on Friday, was given CPR on the field before being transported to Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital. As of Saturday morning, he was in stable condition in the ICU.
Upstate South Carolina resident Chad Smith was on an adjacent field Wednesday coaching in a Simpsonville Rec Department 10U flag football game when he heard a commotion and saw Shaw lying flat, face down on the grass.
A woman, Smith said, was running around and trying to find anyone with medical experience. One of the coaches on Smith’s field was a firefighter and bolted over.
“As soon as that coach got over there, within a few seconds he was doing CPR” on Shaw, according to Smith. “That’s when it really got scary.”
Shaw and his family have not yet commented publicly on the matter.
This story was originally published September 20, 2025 at 5:21 PM.
