LSU QB found unresponsive after on-campus crash
LSU’s Colin Hurley was found unresponsive after an on-campus car accident Thursday, according to WBRZ.
The report, citing sources, the freshman quarterback’s Dodge Charger crashed into a tree. The Jacksonville, Fla., native was breathing but unresponsive. WBRZ reports firefighters pulled the 6-foot-1, 213-pound freshman from the vehicle, and he had a “large cut on his face.”
Officials told WBRZ “impairment was not suspected” as a cause for the accident.
Hurley, 17, re-classified to the Class of 2024 and was 16 when he enrolled at LSU. He was a 4-star quarterback in high school and considered one of the top 20 quarterbacks for the signing class.
He threw for more than 5,000 yards during his high school career.
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