A Tennessee State football player suffered a serious injury in Saturday’s game against the Vanderbilt Commodores at Vanderbilt Stadium in Nashville.

Tennessee State linebacker Christion Abercrombie was carted off the field on a stretcher near the end of the first half after sustaining a serious head injury. Tennessee State provided an update on Abercrombie's status after the game.

"School says the LB had surgery and is out of surgery at Vanderbilt hospital, WSMV reporter Chris Harris tweeted. No details on type/extent of injury yet. Team is still working to find video of exactly what happened. They believe it happened in 2nd Q. Was being tended to in the 2nd quarter on the bench. When halftime came, was walking towards lockerroom (with trainers) and needed to stop. After on-field evaluation, it was determined Abercrombie needed to go to the hospital."

WSMV later reported that Abercrombie remains in critical condition following surgery.

Following the game, players and coaches from both teams met at the 50-yard line and knelt in prayer for Abercrombie.

Great scene at Vanderbilt as teams come together after game... pic.twitter.com/ZeVkgsn9lA — ~TennesseeSportsNet~ (@TSNSports) September 29, 2018

Asked about the teams coming together after the game, Vanderbilt head coach Derek Mason said, “At the end of the day, I’m a football coach coaching a team and coaching a game, but football’s what we do, not who we are. I know what it is to be a coach. I know what it is to have a player who’s injured. At the end of the day, when serious injuries happen, football becomes secondary.”

A redshirt sophomore linebacker from Atlanta, Abercrombie is in his first season with the Tigers. He spent the first two seasons of his career at Illinois, where he recorded 11 tackles over 11 games.