Michigan State’s matchup with No. 25 USC came to a sudden stop just ahead of halftime late Saturday night in Los Angeles as linebacker Wayne Matthews suffered a scary injury that required him to be carted off the field and taken to the hospital by an ambulance.

A collision with USC running back Jordan Waymond led to the co-captain spending about 10 minutes being assessed by medical staff, having his jersey cut off and carefully transported into the ambulance.

Following the game — won by the Trojans — players from both teams came together in the middle of Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum to pray for Matthews in a moment of solidarity that was powerful for USC coach Lincoln Riley.

“This game is obviously competitive and everybody gets into it, obviously it’s our livelihood here. But at the

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