CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) -Illinois sophomore linebacker Martez Wilson was hospitalized after an incident at a bar early Friday near campus, according to the university.
The 19-year-old was in stable condition at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana and expected to fully recover, Illinois sports information director Kent Brown said.
“I don’t think anybody knows what happened exactly,” said Brown, who added Wilson was injured at The Fubar Lounge, which is popular with students.
Champaign police confirmed they were investigating a stabbing at that bar but would not identify the victim.
Police said in a news release that they were called to the bar just after 2 a.m. over an argument but found few people there when they arrived. About 40 minutes later, police say they were called to a local hospital concerning someone who was stabbed during the earlier incident.
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Calls to Champaign police detectives by The Associated Press were not immediately returned. Campus police declined comment.
Wilson’s mother, Kyica Burton, was at the hospital Friday afternoon but said she knew little about the incident.
“He is OK, though,” she said.
Illinois coach Ron Zook was traveling Friday and had no immediate comment, Brown said.
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