A concerning moment occurred in the fourth quarter when Southern wide receiver Phillip Thomas crumpled to the turf after being contacted during a kick return.

The action was halted for several minutes before Thomas was loaded on a stretcher and removed from the field.

Thomas raised a thumb to indicate that he was fine as medical personnel guided him off the field.

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Following the game, Southern head coach Eric Dooley said the special teamer reinjured his shoulder which had been bothering him for quite some time.

Taking Thomas off the field on a stretcher, Dooley told The Advocate, was just “a precaution” and that the wide receiver was better.