Thursday, December 30, 2010

Gamecocks likely down a starting lineman for Chick-fil-A Bowl

Starting left guard Garrett Chisolm suffered a sprained knee a week ago and then aggravated the injury during practice Tuesday. As a result, the senior has been all but ruled out of the Chick-fil-A Bowl, putting an end to his Gamecocks career.

"Coming from where he’s come from to do what he’s done, and to take this away from him here, it’s a hard thing," offensive line coach Shawn Elliott said."He’s going to be emotional, just knowing he can go out and finish what he started with his teammates. It’s something that’s meant so much to him."

"We don’t need to win the game for him, but we do need to play well for him. We want him, as we all do, to go out with a victory."

Chisolm started all 13 games in 2010, and 15 total during his two years in Columbia. Coaches named Chisolm to their All-SEC second team after the regular season.

Terrence Campbell is expected to get the start against the Seminoles.

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