ATLANTA (AP), Georgia Tech coach Brent Key stated that Jaylen Mbakwe was talking and responsive after a collision during Saturday night’s 45-24 loss to No. 18 Tennessee. The incident occurred in the third quarter when Mbakwe collided head-first with the knee of Jordan Walker.
Walker was also injured and carried off the field, unable to put weight on his leg. Mbakwe was motionless for several minutes before signaling to the crowd with a thumbs-up as he was stretchered off the field. “Everything was moving when they moved him off the field. He was talking, responsive,” Key said after the game. “Obviously, I’m not going to speak anything medically about it, because I don’t know.”
Mbakwe was transported by ambulance to Grady Hospital, located three miles from Georgia Tech’s Bobby Dodd Stadium. Key stated he would go to the hospital to check on Mbakwe immediately after speaking with the press. “But he was talking, he was moving and whatnot when they carried him off. That's all I know at this point.”
Mbakwe is in his first season with Georgia Tech after transferring from Alabama, where he played 22 games over two seasons as a cornerback, wide receiver, and punt returner.
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