There was a scary moment in Iowa on Saturday when a college football player was carted off the field after collapsing. Iowa State tight end Benjamin Brahmer needed to be taken off the field after he fell to the turf while trying to walk off a tackle.
With the Cyclones trailing 24-19 in the fourth quarter, Brahmer was hit hard by Arizona State’s Keith Abney II on a ball thrown to him. Brahmer clearly felt the brunt of the hit from the start, and it took him a few seconds to get up. Training staff came onto the field to assist, and Brahmer began walking off the field toward his sideline. However, only a few seconds later, he lost his balance and fell.
Brahmer then lay on the playing surface before being carted off. Head coach Matt Campbell said Brahmer was hospitalized for “precautionary” reasons, but his outlook is good. “So far, the feedback we’ve gotten has been positive,” Campbell said.
Iowa State quarterback Rocco Becht also shared, “We’re just happy that guy is all right. He’s conscious and we’ll miss that guy. He’ll be back better than ever.”
Brahmer had caught a touchdown earlier in the game, and the broadcast noted that he was alert while leaving the field.
The Sun Devils won the game by that score, led by quarterback Jeff Sims, though their success was not primarily through the air. Sims set an Arizona State quarterback rushing record with 228 yards, finished with 405 yards of total offense, and had a hand in three touchdowns.
Sims set the record when he broke an 88-yard touchdown run in the third quarter to put the Sun Devils (6-3, 4-2 Big 12) up 24-16. The previous record was set by Mark Malone in 1978, when he ran for 178 yards against Southern California.
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