Utah State football player upgraded to fair condition after collapsing during practice
LOGAN, Utah (KUTV) — A Utah State University football player has been upgraded from critical to fair condition after school officials said he suffered a sudden cardiac arrest during spring practice.
Josh Davis, a redshirt freshman wide receiver from Carlsbad, California, collapsed on the field during Thursday's practice on Merlin Olsen Field at Maverik Stadium.
He was in the intensive care unit at McKay-Dee Hospital in Ogden on Friday, and has since been taken off life-sustaining medical devices and is breathing on his own.
According to a press release from the university, Davis was immediately treated by USU’s athletic training staff before he was taken to Logan Regional Hospital.
Davis received initial care there and was then transported to McKay-Dee Hospital, where he was treated for therapeutic hypothermia to lower the body temperature to preserve his neurological function.
"Davis’ parents, Matt and Chrissy, arrived in Utah Thursday evening and were met by the Utah State Team Physician Dr. David G. Liddle, Interim Athletics Director Jerry Bovee, Head Football Coach Blake Anderson and Athletic Trainer Kendra Gilmore," school officials said.
They said more information will be released when it becomes available.
