Baylor QB Seth Russell has a bone fracture in his neck, may impact playoff chase

Baylor still hasn’t lost a football game yet this season, but the Bears may have lost their quarterback and that could have a huge impact on the College Football Playoff.

QB Seth Russell had X-rays and a CT scan after a big hit.  The results were not good.

Update on Baylor QB Seth Russell: X-ray and CT scan revealed a fracture in one of the bones of his neck. He will see a specialist next week

— Jake Trotter (@Jake_Trotter) October 24, 2015

Baylor beat Iowa State 45-27 Saturday for its 20th straight home win.

Russell sustained a strained neck on a 4-yard run without about 5½ minutes left.

“He’s a tough guy. It’s hard to see tough guys hurt,” Baylor coach Art Briles said.

Injury update on #Baylor QB Seth Russell, via @BriceCherry: fracture revealed after X-ray: https://t.co/ojTZD49j3f pic.twitter.com/hMcAtLj8yp

— Waco Tribune-Herald (@wacotrib) October 24, 2015

I dislike Baylor, but I never want to see a great player go down with an injury. Hope Seth Russell returns to full health soon. #Big12

— FROG UPDATES (@FrogUpdates) October 24, 2015

We hope Baylor QB Seth Russell is ok and healed up for 11-27-15. #GoFrogs

— Geoff Mitchell (@TheFrogCastTCU) October 24, 2015

TCU folks, Baylor’s biggest rival these days for Big 12 superiority, was classy after the injury. They wished Russell well and hope he’s back for the Nov. 27 showdown.

Tom Brew

Tom Brew is an award-winning journalist and author who is covering SEC football for Saturday Down South.