Hoover's Ben Abercrombie suffers major neck injury in Harvard football debut

Updated on September 17, 2017 at 3:24 PM Posted on September 17, 2017 at 2:55 PM

By Josh Bean jbean@al.com

Harvard defensive back Ben Abercrombie - a freshman from Hoover - suffered a serious neck injury in Saturday's season opener against Rhode Island.

Harvard Associate Director of Athletics said in an e-mail to AL.com that the school had no new information about Abercrombie, but Hoover baseball coach Adam Mosley said in a tweet that Abercrombie suffered paralysis but was alert and able communicate today.

We got a good update on Ben this morning.

Link to tweet

Abercrombie, a standout for last year's Hoover squad that won the Class 7A title, collapsed after hitting Rhode Island receiver Marven Beauvais early in the second quarter of Saturday's 17-10 loss to Rhode Island, according to the Boston Herald.

Hoover's Ben Abercrombie has surgery after suffering neck injury, paralysis in Harvard debut

Updated on September 18, 2017 at 1:39 PMPosted on September 18, 2017 at 1:38 PM

By Josh Beanjbean@al.com
Hoover's Ben Abercrombie underwent successful neck surgery after suffering a major injury in his college football debut Saturday.

Doctors are waiting for swelling to subside before making any determination about whether his paralysis will be permanent.