Miami football secured its ticket to the College Football Playoff quarterfinals with a game-winning interception from Bryce Fitzgerald in the waning seconds of the No. 10-seeded Hurricanes’ 10-3 win over No. 7 Texas A&M on Saturday, Dec. 20.
However, before Fitzgerald’s game-sealing interception, the Hurricanes lost a member of their defense after a scary head-to-head collision on the goal line between linebacker Mohamed Toure and Texas A&M running back Rueben Owens II.
Toure appeared to go stiff on the turf at Kyle Field and spent several moments down in the end zone being tended to by members of Miami’s medical staff. He eventually trotted off the field on his own power. The injury came after an attempt into the end zone by Reed and the Aggies to tie the game in the winding seconds of the fourth quarter.
Toure finished with eight total tackles — the third most by a Hurricane defender on the afternoon — and a broken-up pass in the upset win at Kyle Field.
With their 10-3 win over the seventh-seeded Aggies, the 10th-seeded Hurricanes picked up their first-ever CFP win and advanced to the next round of the playoffs against No. 2 Ohio State on Wednesday, Dec. 31 in the Cotton Bowl.
Here’s the latest on Toure’s injury:
Mohamed Toure injury update
Toure appeared to have sustained a head injury in Miami’s CFP first-round win over Texas A&M. Here’s a look at the play that resulted in Toure’s injury:
The 6-foot-2 linebacker took a hit to the head while trying to make a tackle on Owens. The force of Toure’s tackle resulted in a broken-up pass, as the ball came out of the running back’s hands. He was tended to by members of Miami’s medical staff for several moments on the field before heading off to the sidelines on his own power.
At the conclusion of the game, Toure looked as though he wanted to celebrate the win with his teammates on the field, but was instead held back by a member of Miami’s medical staff.
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