Clemson’s mess of a 2026 season now includes a significant knee injury for freshman quarterback Tait Reynolds.
According to On3’s Tiger Illustrated, Reynolds suffered a ligament tear in his left knee that requires surgery. He was injured early in Clemson’s 20-6 loss to Georgia Tech on Saturday.
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Reynolds was replaced by Trent Pearman. He was then replaced by Christopher Vizzina, the Tigers’ Week 1 starter. Vizzina suffered a concussion late in the loss and was briefly taken to the hospital after the game.
Clemson dropped to 6-4 and 4-3 overall with the defeat to a Georgia Tech team that’s already ineligible for a bowl game and had four assistant coaches fired after A 44-17 loss to Louisville in Week 10.
“I’m just sorry, just feel their pain,” Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said at his postgame news conference when asked if he had a message for Tigers fans. “Disappointed. Certainly carry that pain and burden and feel the responsibility and — but I also know as a person of faith, God don’t allow storms without some type of purpose. We just gotta keep moving forward. And get back up tomorrow and fight again.”
Reynolds took over as Clemson’s starter in September and has been the team’s primary quarterback since. He’s 156-of-241 passing for 1,449 yards and has thrown three touchdowns with four interceptions. He’s also rushed 110 times for 334 yards and two touchdowns.
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Clemson has a short week in Week 12 as it visits Duke on Friday night before ending the regular season against South Carolina. When asked about Clemson’s QB situation for Friday’s game, Swinney said the team would likely look to Pearman or Brock Bradley. Pearman has attempted 19 passes in 2026 with 10 completions for 86 yards and two interceptions. Bradley has completed his only pass attempt of the year. It went for no yards.
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