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Chris Denson Injury Update: QB's status now up in the air to face South Carolina

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Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said freshman QB Chris Denson got his foot stepped on in practice while simulating South Carolina’s LaNorris Sellers, leaving his status unclear after a Furman breakout.

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Chris Denson’s breakout was supposed to be the beginning of Clemson’s newest quarterback conversation.

Instead, it’s now paired with a familiar weekly question heading into rivalry week: How healthy is he, and will he be available?

Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said Tuesday that the true freshman quarterback had his foot stepped on during Monday’s practice while running scout team reps — an injury that kept him from finishing the session and left his status uncertain with South Carolina looming.