A college football game was overshadowed by sickening scenes on Saturday night after Towson punter Owen Scheihing suffered a horrific broken arm.
The gruesome injury occurred during the Tigers’ 45-9 blowout defeat against the South Carolina Gamecocks at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia.
The incident unfolded when South Carolina’s Vicari Swain broke through coverage on a punt return and sprinted towards the end zone.
As Swain approached the goal line, Scheihing threw his body into a desperate, last-ditch effort to make a tackle and prevent the score.
However, Swain leaped directly over the Towson punter, with his knee and leg colliding with Scheihing’s helmet on the way into the end zone.
At the exact same moment, Swain landed heavily on Scheihing’s torso, causing the punter’s arm to buckle and snap gruesomely under the combined impact.
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Towson punter Owen Scheihing suffered a horrific broken arm after attempting to tackle South Carolina Gamecocks’ Vicari Swain during their clash on Saturday night
The Towson punter was left on the floor following the collision in the 45-9 blowout
Replays showed the gruesome injury which Scheihing suffered as a result of the hit
Play was halted immediately as medical personnel rushed onto the field to attend to the freshman specialist, who was visibly in agony while lying on the turf.
Scheihing had to be placed onto a medical cart and driven off the field to, though in an encouraging sign, he was able to sit upright as he left the stadium.
Following the game, Towson head coach Pete Shinnick delivered a somber update on Scheihing’s condition, admitting to reporters that the situation ‘didn’t look good.’
Shinnick confirmed that the freshman specialist would undergo further evaluation once the team returned to campus, noting that he would likely require a cast and faces an extended period on the sidelines.
Played in torrential downpours, the contest was briefly halted by a 74-minute weather delay early in the third quarter.
Sellers finished with 119 rushing yards, teaming up with running back Matt Fuller, who broke away for a 55-yard touchdown run of his own on his way to 125 yards, as the Gamecocks’ attack racked up over 500 yards.
Towson managed to pull within two scores midway through the third quarter when quarterback Andrew Indorf connected with Aaron Enterline on a 23-yard touchdown pass, but South Carolina pulled away to seal an emphatic 45-9 victory.
