Linebacker Chris Fatilua, a California football commit, required a life-saving surgical procedure after suffering a non-football spinal cord injury in June, and his medical costs began piling up.
On Thursday, the College Football Assistance Fund announced it was providing Fatilua with a $10,000 grant to assist with those costs, according to John Taylor of NBC Sports.
"I would like to especially thank the College Football Assistance Fund on donating to assist my son in his recovery from a very tragic injury," Chris Fatilua Sr. said. "As a single father raising four kids, while working, and now caring for Chris as he goes through rehabilitation in another state, it's tough.