Jahvid Best, Cal running-back, was released yesterday from Highland General Hospital in Oakland. He suffered a concussion in Saturday's loss to Oregon State. Luckily all of the tests have come back normal for Best.
Jahvid Best was scrambling to the end zone when he jumped over one defensive player from Oregon State, then was accidentally pushed higher into the air by another defenseman. He had to have been lifted about 8 feet in the air, and landed right on his head and upper back. It just keeps replaying in slow motion through my mind. That play had to be the most horrifying and scariest thing I have ever seen in college football to date. As Best landed, his body stiffened up like a washboard, and he momentarily lost consciousness. His arms laid parallel against his body, and his head did not move an inch. As the play unfolded before my eyes on television, I was frightened that Best could be paralyzed. Luckily, after a few minutes, Best was able to move his neck. 13 minutes later, he was carted off wearing an oxygen mask and rushed to the emergency room.
There is no certainty when Jahvid Best will return to football this season, if at all, as Cal looks to turn around a mediocre season. What adds to Best's scary situation is the fact that he suffered a minor concussion in the game against Arizona State on Halloween. He missed two practices last week until he was symptom free for a full 24-hour period. Two concussions within a span of exactly one week makes you rethink forcing oneself back to the battlefield of college football.
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God I remember this hit, it was definitely crazy. That's good that the test results came back all normal. I thought that he would have something majorly wrong with his neck or something. What a beast!
ReplyDeleteHey Garrett, good post my friend. My girlfriend went to high school with Jahvid and when we both saw the hit, we were worried big time. He's the BEST player Cal has and he needs to forget this season and get himself healthy.
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