Former South Carolina Gamecocks quarterback Connor Shaw collapsed Wednesday night while he was coaching his son's football team, according to The State's Jackson Castellano.
Shaw was reportedly hospitalized and taken to the emergency room at Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital, with his condition unknown as of Wednesday.
A quarterback at South Carolina from 2010-13, Shaw later spent time in the NFL with the Cleveland Browns and Chicago Bears.
Here's the latest on Shaw following Wednesday's report of his collapse while coaching his son's football game.
Connor Shaw health updates
Shaw is in stable condition, according to a Thursday statement from the Simpsonville Parks and Rec department and the City of Simpsonville.
Received this statement from the Simpsonville Parks and Rec department/City of Simpsonville regarding Connor Shaw:
— Matt Dowell (@MattDowellTV) September 18, 2025
He collapsed about 15 minutes into his son’s flag football game
Reportedly in stable condition at Memorial Hospital@GamecockFB | @wachfox pic.twitter.com/y6lUkXMSSS
On Wednesday night, The State reported that Shaw had been hospitalized after reportedly "collapsing at his son’s football game." It is known that he was taken to the emergency room at Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital in Greenville, South Carolina, but his condition was unknown.
According to The State, Shaw's son is nine years old, and a few social media accounts began reporting that Shaw "fell or passed out during his son’s game and was taken from the field by ambulance."
Shaw played for the Gamecocks as a quarterback from 2010-13. In 2021, he was inducted into the South Carolina Athletics Hall of Fame, as he still holds the program record for most wins by a quarterback. Shaw finished his Gamecocks career with 6,074 passing yards and 56 touchdowns.
In 2014, Shaw was signed by the Browns out of college. He started in one NFL game, Cleveland's 2014 season finale against the Ravens, throwing for 177 yards. Shaw also spent time with the Bears in his NFL stint.
In 2020, Shaw returned to South Carolina initially as the quarterbacks coach, then as the director of player development. He also served as the program's director of football relations in 2021.
According to The State, Shaw and his wife, Molly, lived in Lexington for a few years before moving to upstate South Carolina.
How old is Connor Shaw?
Shaw is 33 years old. He was born on September 19, 1991.
This story will be updated.