The No. 9 Seminoles beat the Golden Flashes 66-10 from Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida. However, just before a brief lightning delay suspended the game, FSU star quarterback Tommy Castellanos left the contest with an apparent lower-leg injury.
Castellanos had been 10 of 13 passing for 205 yards and an interception, to go along with seven carries for 54 yards and a touchdown. Freshman backup Kevin Sperry took over for Castellanos.
Here’s the latest on Castellanos’ injury:
Tommy Castellanos injury update
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8:09 p.m.: Castellanos told local media following the game that he was ‘all good,’ and called his injury ‘very manageable.’
Late in the second quarter, Castellanos dropped back to pass when several Kent State defenders rolled up on his leg as he fired a pass to Lawayne McCoy. His foot was caught under a pair of linemen in the process. According to the Tallahassee Democrat ― part of the USA TODAY Network ― Castellanos immediately motioned to be removed from the game before limping off.
Sperry took over for Castellanos for a single play before a lightning delay. However, following the lightning delay, Castellanos did not come out of the locker room with the rest of his teammates.
Several minutes later, Castellanos did run back onto the field to join his teammates. However, Sperry continued to take the reps at QB.
Castellanos, a transfer from Boston College, led the Seminoles to an upset victory over Alabama in Week 1. He has led an FSU offense that scored 108 points over its first two games, and added 35 points while he was in the game on Sept. 20.