Nebraska football got good news on Saturday evening about true freshman linebacker Greg Simmons, who was taken from Memorial Stadium during the team’s scrimmage on a stretcher.

Simmons was taken to a hospital, examined, and released a short time later, according to head coach Mike Riley on Monday.

“By the time dinner was just about over, he was back,” Riley said. “So, it’s going to be awhile. He’s got a real sore neck, so it will be awhile before he participates again, but he’s OK. Everything checked out good.”

The situation was a scary one, as Simmons appeared to collide with a teammate while trying to make a play on a pass play late in the scrimmage. Simmons went to the turf and stayed motionless for several minutes as paramedics were called.

Riley said after Saturday’s scrimmage that Simmons had been awake and responsive while waiting for the ambulance, and had feeling in all of his extremities. The ambulance was called because Simmons had complained of neck pain after the hit.

A three-star linebacker from South Florida, Simmons was likely a strong candidate to redshirt in 2016 before the injury because of depth at the position, but Nebraska will continue to be careful with Simmons going forward.