Mercer football player collapses in-game, in stable condition.

On Saturday, Sept. 21, Mercer football defensive back Khalil Moody collapsed on the field late in the third quarter of the Bears' game against the University of the Citadel at Five Star Stadium in Macon.

The game was delayed for nearly fifteen minutes as training staff and other first responders attended to the freshman on the field before the game resumed.

Head coach Mike Jacobs told WGXA that his staff had received word that Moody was doing "better" after being taken to the hospital in an ambulance.

He added that the safety of his players was the most important thing to him as a coach.

"It puts everything in perspective that this is just a game" Jacobs said in the postgame press conference. "I look at every player that wears orange and white as an extension of my family."

Jacobs credited the team's resilience and maturity to finish the last quarter of the game - which the Bears won by a score of 38-21.

Senior linebacker and captain Isaac Dowling added that he was "thankful" that Moody was doing better and was happy the team finished the way they did.

"If we were going to finish this game, we were going to do it for him," Dowling said.

This is an ongoing story and we will update our website as more information becomes available.