Tough news out of the islands as Hawaii football player Kalepo Naotala was seriously injured in an accident that took place over the weekend.
Details are still a little scarce but it appears the freshman defensive tackle was hurt Saturday afternoon in what the Honolulu Star-Advertiser described as a diving accident after Naotala jumped off a wall near the famous Waikiki Beach. An emergency services spokesperson told the paper that a 19-year-old man was injured after appearing to hit his head but did not seem to confirm that the person in question was Naotala.
A separate report from ABC affiliate KITV says that Naotala was transported in serious condition to a nearby trauma center after the accident and that multiple sources told the station he suffered a spine injury.
As of Monday afternoon, the school has not released a statement nor confirmed that Naotala was injured.
Naotala enrolled at Hawaii in January and had originally signed with the Rainbow Warriors as part of the class of 2016. His bio on the school website says that he lived in the state prior to moving to Virginia, where he played high school football.