Daveon Hook injury update: Rice safety carted off field against Texas State in Armed Forces Bowl

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Bowl season continued on Jan. 2 with the Armed Forces Bowl between Rice and Texas State, but the game featured a somber moment with a serious injury.

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Rice's senior safety Daveon Hook had to be carted off the field in the second half after suffering a hit to his head on a play. The game was paused for several minutes as medical staff looked at Hook and waited for the cart to come out.

Though, there was a positive update on Jan. 3, with Cook being released from the hospital and returning to Houston.

Here's the latest on Hook's injury.

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Daveon Hook injury update

During the third quarter of the Armed Forces Bowl, Rice safety Daveon Hook suffered an apparent upper body injury after getting hit in the head on a play. Hook needed to be stretchered off the field but was conscious and able to move his arms as he was loaded into the cart.

The game was stopped for around 10 minutes as medical staff attended to Hook on the field. Before Hook was loaded onto the cart, the senior's teammates surrounded him on the field in support.

The next day, Hook was released from the hospital all-clear and is returning to Houston.

It was reported after the game that Hook has feeling in all his extremities and was undergoing additional testing.

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Where is Rice University?

Rice University is a private school located in Houston Texas. Hook grew up in Cibolo, Texas, a town just outside of San Antonio and less than three hours from Houston.