Georgia Southern DB Presume suffers spinal injury

Published Oct. 24, 2009 10:44 p.m. ET

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The sophomore was tackled awkwardly during a scramble for the ball after he forced a Mountaineer fumble on Saturday in the second quarter.

He was immobilized and carted off the field on a stretcher.

The Bradenton, Fla., native was rushed to Watauga Medical Center in Boone. He was conscious and undergoing further examination.