Miami wide receiver Malachi Toney had a scare Saturday night against Florida State, limping off the field and heading into the medical tent before returning to action at Hard Rock Stadium.
The sequence looked like a lower-leg, non-contact issue, but Toney was back on the field after the injury timeout and reentered for the next play. No further information has been released about the severity of the problem, and it remains unclear how much, if at all, it will affect him for the rest of the game.
Toney came into the matchup as Miami’s top receiver this season, and his production has been nothing short of elite. Through five games, the sophomore had 39 catches for 604 yards and six touchdowns, numbers that ranked near the top of the FBS.
He was averaging 120.8 receiving yards per game. As a freshman in 2025, he led the nation with 109 receptions for 1,211 yards and 10 touchdowns.
This is not the first time Toney has dealt with a brief issue this season. In the win at Wake Forest, he experienced what coach Mario Cristobal called upper-body discomfort, and he also left the Clemson game for a moment after landing on his left shoulder on a diving catch. He returned and finished both games.
Against Florida State, Toney remained central to Miami’s offense alongside quarterback Darian Mensah, who entered the night with 1,438 passing yards, 15 touchdowns and no interceptions. The game was tight at halftime, with the teams tied 14-14, and by midway through the third quarter Toney had seven receptions for 84 yards and a touchdown.
The injury scare came in a game that also saw Miami safety Zechariah Poyser ejected for targeting and Bryce Fitzgerald leave briefly with an upper-body injury on Florida State’s opening possession before returning.
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