After collapsing and suffering from cardiac arrest on the sidelines yesterday in a game against NC State, South Carolina State’s Ty Solomon is “awake and responsive.”
“I am elated and overjoyed to report that Ty Solomon is awake and responsive,” S.C. State coach Murray Garvin said in a statement released on Twitter. “His family is with him and he has started the healing process. Prayer still works! Please continue to pray for us as we heal and recover from this scary ordeal.” (N&O)
It took about thirty seconds for the paramedics (Rich Eldridge and Greg Rodevick) to get to Solomon, and in that time span, South Carolina State Athletic trainer Tyler Long performed chest compressions on him, keeping the blood moving through his lifeless body.