At the 1:04 mark of the second quarter, Anderson tackled Notre Dame tight end Eli Raridon, immediately collapsing on the field and lying prone on the turf. He was tended to by medical staff members for several minutes on the field, with members of both Texas A&M and Notre Dame kneeling in silence as he was tended to.
He eventually was stretchered off the field and gave a thumbs up as he exited the game. NBC’s Kathryn Tappen reported that Texas A&M coach Mike Elko told her that Anderson was taken to Beacon Memorial Hospital, a nearby Level 2 trauma center, in an ambulance for ‘precautionary reasons’ and that Anderson has ‘feeling in all of his limbs.’
Prior to his injury, Anderson was tied as the leading tackler among Texas A&M defenders with four tackles. The 5-foot-10 safety entered Saturday’s top-25 ranked matchup vs. Notre Dame with six total tackles and a quarterback hit in Texas A&M’s first two games of the season.
Here’s the latest on Anderson’s injury:
Bryce Anderson injury update
Anderson sustained an injury in the final minutes of the first half against Notre Dame following a hit on Raridon.
NBC’s broadcast showed Anderson being tended to by members of Texas A&M’s medical staff and medical staff at the stadium. NBC’s Kathryn Tappen reported that Anderson’s pads and jerseys were taken off of him and had a neck brace placed on him.
Anderson gave a thumbs up to those in the stadium as he was taken off the field. Prior to being taken off the field, the entire Aggie team went over to greet him after he was stabilized by the medical staff that tended to him.
Coming out of halftime, Tappen reported that Anderson was taken to a Beacon Memorial Hospital, a Level 1 trauma center that is located two miles away from Notre Dame Stadium, in an ambulance for further evaluation. She added he has ‘feeling in all of his limbs.’
Mike Elko comments on Bryce Anderson’s injury
Following Texas A&M’s thrilling 41-40 win over Notre Dame, Elko told reporters in South Bend that ‘all signs are positive’ regarding his safety ‘at this point.’
‘Still praying for Bryce. At this point, all signs are positive. I don’t think we are done with every diagnostic testing but so far every test that we’ve run through has come back positive,’ Elko said.
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