Coverage dated September 20, 2026 to September 21, 2026

College football player from Wisconsin/Minnesota border placed in induced coma after head injury

Headline from We Are Green Bay, on the newest of 2 developments

LA CRESCENT, Minn. (WFRV) -- A college football player from near the Wisconsin/Minnesota border is currently in a medically induced coma following a head injury that required surgery. Matthew Donovan, a quarterback for Mayville State University, had to have portions of his skull removed in a two-hou…

We Are Green Bay's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Former Kasson-Mantorville QB suffers brain injury in college football game

    Headline from KAAL Rochester ·

  2. Newest

    College football player from Wisconsin/Minnesota border placed in induced coma after head injury

    Headline from We Are Green Bay ·

Reports & sources

9 articles, oldest first.

  1. InForum

    Mayville State QB in ICU after suffering severe head injury in college football game (opens InForum)

    Published

    InForum's feed description

    Matthew Donovan, a 2022 Kasson-Mantorville graduate, is in the ICU in a Fargo hospital, after suffering a severe head injury on Saturday. A GoFundMe has been created to help the family.

  2. KAAL Rochester

    Former Kasson-Mantorville QB suffers brain injury in college football game (opens KAAL Rochester)

    Published

    KAAL Rochester's feed description

    Former Kasson-Mantorville quarterback sustained a brain injury in a college football game on Saturday September 21st. Donovan was playing for the Mayville State Comets against Simpson when a helmet to helmet collision caused him to be life-flighted to a Fargo hospital

  3. The Oregonian

    College football quarterback in medically-induced coma after taking hit during game (opens The Oregonian)

    Published

    The Oregonian's feed description

    Mayville State quarterback Matt Donovan was seriously injured during Saturday's game.

  4. We Are Green Bay

    College football player from Wisconsin/Minnesota border placed in induced coma after head injury (opens We Are Green Bay)

    Published

    We Are Green Bay's feed description

    LA CRESCENT, Minn. (WFRV) -- A college football player from near the Wisconsin/Minnesota border is currently in a medically induced coma following a head injury that required surgery. Matthew Donovan, a quarterback for Mayville State University, had to have portions of his skull removed in a two-hou…

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.