Coastal QB McCall, in website, hurt in bowl loss

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.– Coastal Carolina quarterback Grayson McCall, the three-time Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year who entered the transfer website this month however remained with the Chanticleers for the Birmingham Bowl, was injured Tuesday night in a 53-29 loss to East Carolina.On what will presumably be McCall’s final play in a Coastal Carolina uniform, the quarterback authored a 9-yard touchdown run. He was hit while tumbling into the end zone and never returned to the game.Chanticleers interim coach Chad Staggs, in his postgame press conference, said he didn’t know the precise nature of the injury aside from to state it was “upper body. “Jarrett Guest

replaced McCall in the very first half and played the majority of the 2nd. McCall’s scoring run provided Coastal Carolina (9-4) a 14-10 lead. By halftime, though, Chanticleers were in a 24-14 hole.For the Pirates(8-5), Holton Ahlers stole the show, tossing a Birmingham Bowl-record 5 goal passes and represented a game-record six ratings. Ahlers, chose the game MVP, tossed for 300 backyards on 26-of-38 death, hurried for 37 yards and a goal and captured a pass for 14 lawns for the Pirates.2 Associated McCall, who missed out on three games with an injury late in the

season, played well prior to the injury. He was 11-of-14 for 75 backyards and carried on 4 times for 12 lawns. His 25-yard pass to Ivy Turon set up a 1-yard scoring run by Reese White.He got in the transfer website previously this month after a standout

profession with the Chanticleers. He redshirted in his first season on campus in 2019 but burst onto the scene in 2020, starting as a redshirt freshman. He was a finalist for the Manning Award and a semifinalist for the Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award. And in addition to his very first Sun Belt Conference Gamer of the Year honor, he was likewise called the league’s Freshman of the Year and the first-team All-Sun Belt Conference quarterback.McCall threw for 2,488 lawns and 26 goals with 3 interceptions while rushing for 569 yards and 7 touchdowns in 11 games throughout the 2020 season.He continued his excellent play in 2021 by throwing for 2,873 lawns and 27 goals with three interceptions while likewise rushing

for four goals. He once again snared the league’s top player award, and was a semifinalist for the Maxwell Award, presented to the best player in college football.McCall tossed for 2,633 yards and 24 goals with 2 interceptions this season, acquiring the league’s top player honor for most likely the last time. He has actually played 3 seasons

but still has two seasons of eligibility left if he chooses to utilize his additional year granted by the NCAA for limitations from COVID-19 throughout the 2020 season.The Associated Press added to this report.