Mississippi State football fans were in shock Saturday as star running back Fluff Bothwell was carted off the field late in the fourth quarter of Saturday’s 31-9 loss at now-No. 5 Texas A&M. The South Alabama transfer, after being tackled by Aggie linebacker Jordan Lockhart, did not get up and was carried out of Kyle Field.

What appeared to be a season-ending injury may well not be the case, at least according to Bulldog head coach Jeff Lebby. During his weekly press conference Tuesday, the second-year Mississippi State frontman confirmed that he had received “good news” about Bothwell’s status, though he didn’t provide an expected return date for the sophomore.

“We got, we feel like, good news back on Fluff. As we move forward, there’s not this hard timeline for us right now,” Lebby sai

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