Marcus Smith - Condition Update?

[EagleMBA]

Has there been an injury update for him? Serious concern for Marcus.

[Rudy]

I stepped out.  What the hell happened?

[EagleMBA]

Heard the play on the radio so I can't describe it from MY eyes. He went after a pass in the corner of the end zone and slid hard head first into a brick wall. It was all-hands-on-deck from trainers from both sides. Took him off on a gurney strapped down securely and braced. Could be head, neck, or back per radio crew.

[GreenTexan13]

I stepped out.  What the hell happened?

http://www.si.com/college-football/2015/11/07/north-texas-football-marcus-smith-injury-hits-wall-update

[JRock]

He went for a catch in the end zone. Missed the catch but momentum sent into that wall at an angle. Looked bad. He did not give thumbs up when put on the flat board. Wheeled out on stretcher. All the players both sides were praying. Prayers need to go up for him. 

[greenjoe]

I was watching on TV.  It appeared to me that he was moving his feet immediately after he hit the wall.  

 

I hope he's OK.

[James329]

They said it was lower back and the stretcher was for precaution. 

[ADLER]

from the Monroe NewStar:

After the game, North Texas interim head coach Mike Canalas said Smith was moving his hands and feet before he left on the stretcher.

"He was able to bend his knees and I think he was just a little sore in his lower back and it was just precautionary to take him to the hospital," Canalas said.

[drex]

Don't the players know that you cannot pray anymore...how religious of them.  So glad to hear/see that he maybe wasn't hurt as feared initially.

[eulessismore]

Don't the players know that you cannot pray anymore...how religious of them.  So glad to hear/see that he maybe wasn't hurt as feared initially.

Yeah, thank God that it sounds like he'll be ok.  Don't they usually drape some kind of padding for locations in a stadium like that?

[TheWestie]

http://screengrabber.deadspin.com/north-texas-player-stretchered-off-after-crashing-head-1741224764


Looking at the replay, it looks like yes he slid head-first into the wall, but didn't hit the wall head-first. Looks like his shoulders took a lot of the impact and then his helmet hit too.

I found an overhead photo that shows how that wall is at Joe Aillet Stadium. 


There ought to be padding there. It appears that it's just concrete wall with plastic sign on it. 

Edited November 8, 2015 by TheWestie

[Brett Vito]

MGB:

http://meangreenblog.dentonrc.com/2015/11/five-thoughts-following-unts-loss-to-la-tech.html/

 

[Ben Gooding]

Stretcher for a "a little sore." 

[UNT 90 Grad]

Stretcher for a "a little sore." 

Soreness is a symptom, not a diagnosis.   As mentioned above, the stretcher was brought out in case the soreness was a symptom of something severe.  

[greenjoe]

The wall did not appear to have any padding.  I thought the wall was a bit close not to be padded and did you notice the sign on the wall in question ?  It advertised "....Medical Center."   I wondered if that was where Smith was taken.

 

I'm glad he appears to be OK.