College player in hospital with spinal injury

Yahoo Sports | September 27, 2015

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Wide receiver Devon Gales of the Southern University Jaguars is carted off the field following an injury in the third quarter of the game against the Georgia Bulldogs, at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Georgia, on September 26, 2015 (AFP Photo/Todd Kirkland)

Athens (United States) (AFP) - Southern University wide receiver Devon Gales was in hospital on Saturday with a spinal injury suffered in the third quarter of a 48-6 gridiron loss to the University of Georgia.

Southern officials confirmed in a statement that Gales had been diagnosed with a spinal injury and requested "continued prayers" for the wide receiver, who was injured on a collision while blocking on a kick off return.