USU's Quarterback #16 Chuckie Keeton spins away from the BYU Defense as BYU and Utah State play Friday, Sept. 30, 2011 at Lavell Edwards Stadium.
Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
Utah State football player Chuckie Keeton is out of the hospital and cleared to return to Logan after suffering an injury Saturday night in USU’s 35-31 comeback win at Hawaii.
Keeton, a freshman quarterback from Houston, was injured late in the second quarter and carted off the field and taken to the Queen’s Medical Center in Honolulu. USU head athletic trainer Dale Mildenberger stayed with Keeton.
According to USU team physician Dr. Trek Lyons, Keeton suffered an extreme stinger to his spine, but Lyons said that Keeton was moving and walking about Sunday and was cleared to return to Logan. Keeton and Mildenberger will be leaving Honolulu Sunday night.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with Chuckie,” USU head coach Gary Andersen said. “He is a tough kid, and we’re extremely glad he is going to be okay. We can’t wait to get him home and back together with our team so we can wrap our arms around him and let him know how much we love him.”
Doug Hoffman is the assistant athletic director for Utah State University.
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Thank goodness he will be okay, and that has nothing to do with football. We worried about and prayed for him and his family yesterday. What a great young man! We hope he makes a complete and speedy recovery.
Great news. I heard on sportsbeat last night that he was going to be OK but was worried about it all day yesterday. His well being is much more important than football but it was great to see the team rally for the win Saturday. Hopefully they get 3 More..
Good to hear Keaton apparently didn't suffer a more serious injury. That was a great win. I am thinking that BYU will have an adventure in Hawaii as well. USU has had a series of bad luck in games they could have won, notably Auburn and BYU. They More..