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South Carolina loses Marcus Lattimore to another knee injury

South Carolina running back Marcus Lattimore grabs his right knee after being hit by Tennessee's Eric Gordon during the first half Saturday.
(Richard Shiro / Associated Press)
By Chris Dufresne
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South Carolina star running back Marcus Lattimore appeared to suffer a serious right knee injury during Saturday’s game against Tennessee.

Lattimore missed the last six games last season after tearing ligaments in his left knee. Saturday’s injury hushed the crowd at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, S.C., as players for both teams expressed their concern for one of the SEC’s top backs.

“It looked severe on the field,” South Carolina Coach Steve Spurrier said. “But we’ll have to wait and see.”

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The junior back became an instant star as a freshman when he rushed for 1,149 yards and 17 touchdowns.

Lattimore is considered a top draft choice for next year’s NFL draft.

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Chris Dufresne

Chris Dufresne was the Los Angeles Times’ national college football/basketball columnist from 1995 to 2015. He also covered skiing at the Winter Olympics and wrote extensively on most sports. He is a multiple national award winner and was named 2011 California Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sportswriters and Sportscasters Assn. A Los Angeles native, he started at The Times in 1976 as a truck loader and literally worked his way up (two floors to be exact).

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