Mayville State teammates gather as Matthew Donovan is transferred to Nebraska rehab facility

FARGO — After spending a month at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, injured Mayville State quarterback Matthew Donovan was greeted by rows of teammates and coaches Monday, Oct. 19, as he was being transferred to a Nebraska medical facility for the next steps of his care. Donovan remains in a month-long coma following a Sept. 19 helmet-to-helmet hit near the line of scrimmage against Simpson University during the Comets homecoming game. On Monday, his teammates lined a long hallway at Sanford, offering their love and encouragement in a video posted by Comets head coach Rocky Larson and Terry Donovan, the player's father. Love ya, 3, and Love ya, Matt, teammates said along the path, referring to Donovan's jersey number. We gotcha 3, said Mayville State President Brian Van Horn, as he offered a thumbs-up in the video. Soon after the Donovan family secured Matthew s transfer to Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital in Omaha, the quarterback battled a