Baylor freshman RB Caden Knighten taken off field on stretcher after direct hit to his back

WACO Texas AP Baylor freshman running back Caden Knighten was taken off the field on a stretcher after initially remaining face down on the ground following a tackle late in the third quarter of Saturday s tournament against Houston Knighten didn t get up after the play when he got stopped for no gain taking a direct hard hit to his back Bears coach Dave Aranda announced after the - loss Saturday that Knighten who was taken to the hospital was still undergoing tests but had movement in his upper and lower body I think it s positive right now with him Aranda stated It s way scary and the association has so a large number of guys that are so concerned I know that was heavy on the guys hearts after that About a dozen trainers and clinical personnel tended to Knighten on the field and the stadium went silent during the lengthy delay Aranda stood nearby and revealed he then gathered his players to tell them this is precautionary They re going to take him and look at him Aranda mentioned Knighten s family was with him and the gang declared a prayer for him before the contest resumed Knighten was slowly and cautiously turned over and put on a backboard The facemask was removed from his helmet and the stretcher was placed on a motorized cart that took him to an ambulance waiting at the opposite end of the field While being put on the cart Knighten held his right fist in the air then put both hands on his face As the cart went by the Baylor bench he held up his left hand The Bears trailed - when Knighten got hurt at the Houston and they gave up the ball on downs the next play But they scored two touchdowns and converted a -point conversion to tie the challenge before Houston scored the game-winning TD with left Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top throughout the season Sign up here and here AP News mobile app AP college football https apnews com hub ap-top- -college-football-poll and https apnews com hub college-football Source