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Georgia State coach suffers injury during N.C. State game

Coach Shawn Elliott of the Georgia State Panthers reacts during their game against the North Carolina State Wolfpack at Carter-Finley Stadium on September 8, 2018 in Raleigh, North Carolina. North Carolina Sate won 41-7. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)

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Coach Shawn Elliott of the Georgia State Panthers reacts during their game against the North Carolina State Wolfpack at Carter-Finley Stadium on September 8, 2018 in Raleigh, North Carolina. North Carolina Sate won 41-7. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)
By Maghen Moore
Sept 13, 2018

According to ESPN, Georgia State coach Shawn Elliott suffered a torn right biceps after a touchdown celebration against N.C. State.

The Panthers finished a 2:23 drive with an 8-yard touchdown run from running back Destin Coates, putting up Georgia State’s only points in its 41-7 loss to N.C. State.

ESPN reporter Olivia Harlan Dekker reported Elliott’s injury on her personal Twitter account Wednesday.

Elliott declined to comment Thursday to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution regarding the injury.

The Panthers play at Memphis at 7 p.m. Friday. The game will be televised by ESPN.

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