US EditionMichigan State LB Taken to Hospital by Ambulance After Scary Injury at USC
Linebacker Wayne Matthews III was injured making a tackle and transported to a Level 1 trauma center; he showed limb movement and gave a thumbs-up before leaving the field.
- On Saturday, Michigan State linebacker Wayne Matthews III was carted off the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum field and taken by ambulance to Los Angeles General Medical Center; Michigan State said his motor skills were intact.
- During the second quarter, Matthews was injured making a tackle on USC running back Waymond Jordan with 42 seconds remaining after filling in for ejected Jordan Hall as the 'green dot' communicator.
- Medical staff cut off Wayne Matthews III's jersey and shoulder pads, strapped him to a backboard, and loaded him onto a cart while teammates gathered in a circle to pray during the extended stoppage.
- The injury further depleted Michigan State's roster, compounding first-half losses and ejections, leaving six healthy linebackers and USC Trojans leading 24-10 at halftime.
- Matthews is a fifth-year senior who spent three seasons at Old Dominion before joining Michigan State last year and has appeared in 39 college games with 208 career tackles, including two on Saturday.
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The Virginian Pilot
Daily PressFormer ODU LB carried off field in Michigan State’s loss to Southern Cal
No. 25 Southern California’s 45-31 victory late Saturday night over Michigan State brought a scary scene late in the second quarter. MSU linebacker Wayne Matthews III, who played for Old Dominion from 2021-23, was taken off the field on a backboard late in the first half at the Los Angeles Coliseum after colliding helmet-to-helmet while trying to tackle USC’s Waymond Jordan. Matthews, a third-team All-Sun Belt player in 2023 who’s in his second …
Michigan State Defender Shares Positive Update After Scary Collision Against USC
Michigan State Spartans' linebacker Wayne Matthews III provided encouraging news after being carted off the field during Saturday night’s matchup against the USC Trojans at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
The Macomb Daily
Michigan State linebacker Wayne Matthews III suffers scary injury against Southern Cal
LOS ANGELES — Linebacker Wayne Matthews III sustained a scary injury shortly before halftime of Michigan State’s 45-31 loss to No. 25 Southern California on Saturday night. Related Articles Haynes extends streak of 100-yard rushing games in Michigan victory Jayden Maiava connects with Makai Lemon to propel No. 25 USC past Michigan State 45-31 No. 21 Michigan uses 3 long TD runs to beat Nebraska 30-…
Michigan State: LB Wayne Matthews III’s motor skills intact after serious injury
Michigan State said that linebacker Wayne Matthews III's motor skills are intact after he suffered a serious injury late in the first half of the Spartans' game at Southern California on Saturday night in Los Angeles. With the Trojans in the red zone on first-and-9, Matthews was in on a tackle of running back Waymond Jordan with 42 seconds remaining in the second quarter. Upon making the tackle, Matthews stayed down on the field and was attended…
Michigan State: LB Wayne Matthews III's motor skills intact after serious injury
Michigan State said that linebacker Wayne Matthews III's motor skills are intact after he suffered a serious injury late in the first half of the Spartans' game at Southern California on Saturday night in Los Angeles.
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