Video: Arkansas RB Rawleigh Williams carted off field after bad tackle

Arkansas running back Rawleigh Williams was injured in the third quarter Saturday and had to be carted off the field.

Williams was running around right end when he was tackled by Auburn’s Rudy Ford. Ford was called for a facemark penalty after twisting Williams’ head around. A second Auburn defender hit Williams hard after the Ford contact, knocking Williams hard to the turf.

Play was stopped for more than 10 minutes while medical staff tended to Williams. Williams’ mother was at the game and was brought down to the field to be with her son.  Williams was taken to a local hospital and was seen talking to trainers as he was being loaded into an ambulance. He was moving all of his extremities.

His teammates showed their support for Williams. When fellow running back Dominique Bell scored on an 11-yard run a few downs after play resumed, he flashed a “2-2” with both hands after the touchdown. Williams wears No. 22.

We will update his status as we can.

Here’s the video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpwRH80mLBQ

Here are some tweets about the hit:

Rawleigh Williams is the player down on the field. His mom just jumped over the stands on to the field to be with him. #WPS prayers up!

— D.J. Williams (@dj45williams) October 24, 2015

Bielema went straight over to the stands to talk what appears to be Raleigh Williams' mom. She is now on the field.

— Bo Mattingly (@SportandStoryBo) October 24, 2015

@dj45williams go help him mama. Hope he's ok. They're not showing replays

— Melissa Fiorello (@MelissaF0127) October 24, 2015

Arkansas RB Rawleigh Williams being carted off, fans completely silent

— WarEagleExtra (@wareagleextra) October 24, 2015

Prayers and thoughts with Rawleigh Williams III. pic.twitter.com/RH0sSw4DDK

— Pig Trail Nation (@PigTrailNation) October 24, 2015

Tom Brew

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