Ousmane Kromah injury update: FSU RB carted off after leg injury vs Miami

Running back Ousmane Kromah, one of the driving forces behind the Florida State football offense, left the Seminoles' game late in the second quarter of their rivalry game against No. 3 Miami after suffering what appeared to be a lower leg injury.

The injury occurred at the end of a 9-yard run from Kromah that advanced his team to the Hurricanes' 2-yard line with 1:53 remaining in the first half.

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On the next play, Seminoles quarterback Ashton Daniels had a 2-yard touchdown run to pull Florida State even with Miami, 14-14. Daniels also held up a 3-2 on his fingers in honor of his running back.

Kromah had 44 rushing yards on 14 carries prior to his injury. This season, he has a team-high 609 rushing yards and five rushing touchdowns.

Here's the latest on Kromah's injury:

At the end of his run inside the Miami 5-yard line, and after barreling over a Miami defender, Kromah was tackled by Hurricanes linebacker Chase Smith. As Kromah was brought down, one of his legs got caught under Smith and twisted at an awkward-looking angle.

Kromah initially tried getting up, but quickly went back down on the turf in intense pain. Trainers rushed out on the field to attend to him. His left leg was placed in an air cast and a cart was brought out onto the field to transport Kromah off.

Before the cart drove off the field, Florida State's entire team gathered around the injured running back to console a visibly emotional Kromah.

The entire Florida State team came over to support Ousmane Kromah who was carted off after a lower leg injury pic.twitter.com/Ummq0vgJuw

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With Kromah's help, the Seminoles were tied with Miami, 14-14, at halftime. Florida State entered the game as a 21-point underdog.

Without Kromah, the Seminoles primarily turned to Quintrevion Wisner at running back.

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