Florida State will be without a starting defensive lineman for the rest of the year.
Head coach Jimbo Fisher said Tuesday that Nile Lawrence-Stample suffered a torn pectoral muscle in Saturday night’s win over Clemson. According to Warchant.com, Lawrence-Stample, a redshirt junior, played throughout the game with the injury, but the severity wasn’t known until early this week.
Lawrence-Stample was one of three FSU d-linemen who went down with a leg injury during the Seminoles’ win over The Citadel on Sept. 6. He took advantage of the team’s bye week and was able to return against Clemson, but he’s now done for the year after the injury bug bit again.
“We found out (Monday) he’ll be out for the year. It’s the tendon down in there and you can’t chance that, can’t rehab that,” Fisher said, per ESPN.com. “It’s a shame because to nettle back and get healthy like he did and play a heck of a football game (and) he’ll have surgery now.”
The 6-foot-1, 314-pound Lawrence-Stample had nine tackles through three games.
While Derrick Mitchell Jr. will probably start opposite Eddie Goldman at defensive tackle with Lawrence-Stample out of the lineup, Fisher said that senior Desmond Hollin and freshmen Demarcus Christmas and Derrick Nnadi will see increased reps.
The 3-0 Seminoles will face 4-0 N.C. State on the road Saturday.
For more Florida State news, visit Warchant.com.
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