Texas A&M Says Bryce Anderson Avoided 'Catastrophic' Injury, Is 'In Great Spirits'

Texas A&M announced that safety Bryce Anderson avoided a "catastrophic injury" in the team's 41-40 win over Notre Dame in Week 3.

"Bryce is in great spirits, and our focus now is on supporting him through his recovery," the school said Wednesday. "We're grateful for the many thoughts, prayers, and messages from the Aggie family and know Bryce will continue to feel that support as he heals."

Anderson was stretchered off the field in the second quarter following a collision with Fighting Irish tight end Eli Raridon. He went to tackle Raridon following a 25-yard completion and remained motionless on the field after making contact.

A&M head coach Mike Elko told reporters after the game that "all signs are positive" from the initial testing on Anderson, who was transported to a local hospital. He traveled back with the team to College Station, Texas.

"It was a blessing to have him on the plane with us," Elko said. "It was obviously great for all the boys to see him. It was great that that we kind of skated through what could have possibly been a really, really bad situation. He's still in the process of recovering, and so hard to kind of gauge a timeline right now, but we do expect that we'll have him back at some point."

Anderson is in his fourth season with the Aggies. Prior to 2025, he had appeared in 35 games and intercepted two passes.

Prior to his injury, the Texas native was one of the two starting safeties for Elko this year. He registered 10 tackles through the team's first three games.