Bryce Anderson injury update: A&M defender hospitalized despite positive news

A scary moment unfolded right before halftime in South Bend on Saturday night. Texas A&M defensive back Bryce Anderson went down due to an injury, lying on the field for quite some time. Eventually, a stretcher came out to take him off the field. The entire Texas A&M team went over to support their teammate before he left the field as well.

Shortly into the second half, an update on Anderson came via the NBC broadcast. He is being transported to a local hospital for “precautionary reasons.” If there is a positive sign out there at the moment, Anders appears to have feeling in all of his limbs.

“I just spoke to head coach Mike Elko to get an update on senior safety Bryce Anderson,” sideline reporter Kathryn Tappen said. “He was spine-boarded. He was then taken in an ambulance to Beacon Memorial Hospital for precautionary reasons. That is a Level I trauma center two miles away from here at Notre Dame Stadium.

“He has feeling in all of his limbs. Coach spoke to him on the way out. He also said he told his team, ‘This is our brother.’ The guys want to play strong for him here in the second half.”

The moment occurred while Anderson was attempting to make a play after a Notre Dame pass play. Lowering his helmet, two Aggie defenders converged on the area. Anderson then remained face down as trainers sprinted over to him.

As he was carted off, Bryce Anderson was able to give a thumbs up to the crowd. The crowd erupted upon seeing that, taking it as a positive sign.

Texas A&M does get a week off after the Notre Dame game, going into a bye. From there, a whole lot of tough SEC games fall on the schedule. Sept. 27 is the first, welcoming the Auburn Tigers to Kyle Field. An important season is ahead for head coach Mike Elko, potentially doing so without a key defensive back.

More on Texas A&M DB Bryce Anderson, career with Aggies

Not much of the now-infamous 2022 recruiting class is left in College Station. But Anderson wound up being one of the stars to come out of it, still being with Texas A&M. His presence in the back-end of the Aggies’ defense continues to be quite important.

Saturday against Texas A&M was the 38th game of Anderson’s career in four years. Over a century of tackles are on the stat sheet, sitting at 112. Of those, 13 of them are for a loss. Not just somebody who Elko will drop into coverage, wanting to get Anderson in the backfield.

But Anderson is not too bad when covering downfield pass attempts. Two interceptions are key, while five pass breakups put him in solid company for a safety.

On3’s Thomas Goldkamp contributed to this report