Southern player suffers spinal injury

Southern University wide receiver Devon Gales was in hospital on Saturday with a spinal injury suffered in the third quarter of a 48-6 gridiron loss to the University of Georgia.

Gales was on the kickoff return team for Southern and according to OnlineAthens.com, his head appeared to make contact with the shoulder of Georgia kicker Marshall Morgan. Gales was motionless for about 10 minutes on the football field as Georgia and Southern’s training staffs tended to him.

East later noted Gales was taken to Athens Regional hospital and is undergoing evaluation for a spinal injury.

The university and the Jaguar Nation ask the public for prayers for Devon and the entire Gales family during this hard time.

Southern University, located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference in the Football Championship Subdivision. Chubb has rushed for 100+ yards in 11 consecutive games and trails Walker by only two.