Southern University launches fund for player injured in game against Georgia - Gainesville Times

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Southern University launches fund for player injured in game against Georgia

Devon Gales had surgery to repair several fractures in neck

Southern players pray as wide receiver Devon Gales is tended to on the other side of the field in the second half of Saturday's game in Athens. Gales was placed on a backboard and taken off the field on a cart. - photo by John Bazemore

1001Southern — Southern players pray as wide receiver Devon Gales is tended to on the other side of the field in the second half of Saturday's game in Athens. Gales was placed on a backboard and taken off the field on a cart. - photo by John Bazemore

BATON ROUGE, La. — Southern has launched the Devon Gales Fund to provide financial assistance to Gales’ medical expenses following his surgery for a spinal injury in Saturday’s loss at No. 8 Georgia. The effort is being organized by Southern’s athletic department and the Southern University System Foundation.

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