Florida A&M football may have to attempt its comeback on South Carolina State without its starting quarterback.
Isaiah Knowles left the game late in the third quarter of the Orange Blossom Classic after taking a hit as he threw the football away.
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The graduate student left the game with an injury to his right throwing hand and entered the sideline tent. The ESPN broadcast showed Knowles fully dressed, but getting his wrist taped up by the FAMU trainers.
Backup Dustin Fletcher has substituted in at quarterback as the Rattlers look to erase a 28-13 fourth-quarter deficit. Fletcher is a graduate student from Flint, Michigan, and transferred from The Citadel this season.
Knowles went 7-for-22 for 94 passing yards before leaving the game.
All times are Eastern
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Saturday, Aug. 29: FAMU 20, Albany State 7
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Sunday, Sept. 6: vs. South Carolina State, Orange Blossom Classic at Miami Gardens’ Hard Rock Stadium, 3 p.m., ESPN
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Thursday, Sept. 10: at Miami, 8 p.m., ACC Network
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Saturday, Sept. 19: vs. Tennessee State, 7 p.m., HBCU GO
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Saturday, Sept. 26: vs. Alabama A&M (SWAC), 7 p.m., SWAC TV
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Saturday, Oct. 3: BYE
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Saturday, Oct. 10: at Alabama State (SWAC), 3 p.m., HBCU GO
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Saturday, Oct. 17: at Jackson State (SWAC), 3 p.m., ESPN Network
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Saturday, Oct. 24: vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (SWAC/Homecoming), 3 p.m., HBCU GO
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Saturday, Oct. 31: vs. Southern (SWAC), 3 p.m., HBCU GO
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Saturday, Nov. 7: at Alcorn State (SWAC), 3 p.m., SWAC TV
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Saturday, Nov. 14: vs. Mississippi Valley State (SWAC), 3 p.m., SWAC TV
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Saturday, Nov. 21: vs. Bethune-Cookman (SWAC/Florida Classic), 3:30 p.m., ESPN+
Gerald Thomas, III, is a multi-time national award-winning reporter for his coverage of the Florida A&M Rattlers at the Tallahassee Democrat under the USA TODAY Network.
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