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Report: Devin Leary ruled out of Saturday's game against Syracuse

Barkley-Truaxby: Barkley Truax10/15/22BarkleyTruax
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NC State quarterback Devin Leary (Photo courtesy NC State)

NC State will be without star quarterback Devin Leary against Syracuse, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel. Leary injured his shoulder in last week’s 19-17 victory over Florida State.

On the season, Leary has completed 61.1 percent (118-193) of his passes for 1,265 yards, 11 touchdowns and four interceptions. Losing that production will be a huge blow to the Wolfpack’s offensive efforts against a strong Syracuse team.

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Jack Chambers is expected to earn the start against the Orange. Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. ET live on the ACC Network.

Dave Doeren provides update, timetable on Devin Leary injury

NC State is dealing with an injury to its star quarterback Devin Leary. During this past weekend’s home win over Florida State, Leary was driven into the dirt right after releasing a pass by a Seminole defender, injuring his shoulder in the process. He was taken back to the locker and evaluated, with the Wolfpack medical team putting his arm in a sling for the rest of the game, effectively ending his day. 

At Monday’s press conference recapping the FSU win, NC State head coach Dave Doeren provided an update on Leary, which ESPN’s David Hale reported in a tweet: 

“Doeren says QB Devin Leary’s shoulder injury will not require surgery. ‘Rehab-able injury and that starts today’ but said ‘There isn’t a timeline. It could be this week or it could be six weeks.’ Says  Leary ‘is tough & will grind’ and says he won’t answer any more questions on injury.”

The original hit on Leary led to a roughing the passer penalty on the Seminoles. Prior to that play, the NC State star quarterback had just led the Pack on its first touchdown drive of the game, finding wide receiver Darryl Jones in the end zone from 10 yards out at the end of an impressive drive to narrow the deficit to just 7 points. Up until the apparent injury, Leary completed 10-21 passes for 131 yards.

Obviously, the team rallied after Leary went out, coming back to win the game with an inspired effort on the defensive end, holding Florida State scoreless in the second half to secure the comeback victory.