BATON ROUGE – LSU backup quarterback Colin Hurley was injured in an accident on campus around 2:45 a.m. Thursday and was found unresponsive.
Sources tell the WBRZ Investigative Unit that Hurley’s Dodge Charger crashed into a tree at South Quad Drive and Highland Road, near the south gates of the LSU campus.
Officials said Hurley was unresponsive but breathing. An accident report says firefighters removed Hurley from his vehicle. He was unconscious on several occasions and had a large cut on his face.
The cause of the crash has not been released, but authorities said no impairment was suspected.
According to Hurley’s family, Colin is resting and stable and they are confident he will make a full recovery.
Hurley, 17, is a freshman from Jacksonville, Florida. No update on his condition was provided. Hurley is the third-string quarterback behind Garret Nussmeier and Michael Van Buren.