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Teryl Austin, a former Pitt player, was admitted to the hospital before the Outback Bowl.

Teryl Austin, the current defensive coordinator for the Florida Gators and a former Panther defensive back, was admitted to the hospital due to stomach pains.

Austin was in Florida for the Outback Bowl practice where the squad was playing Penn State. He was absent from practice on Tuesday after being brought to a hospital in Tampa for testing.

He was a player at Pitt in the 1980s, and when the school was looking for a new coach before Mike Haywood was hired following Dave Wannstedt’s firing, his name kept coming up. If he leaves Florida, he is apparently still in the race to become the next defensive coordinator for the Texas Longhorns.

The Gainesville Sun reports that he should be prepared to coach in the bowl game, which is wonderful news. Jeremy Foley, the athletic director for Florida, said he was apparently diagnosed with mild gastritis, but he should be fine:

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Dallas, Texas — Following a heat-related sickness during practice this week, Texas sophomore offensive lineman Patrick Hudson was admitted to the hospital and is still receiving treatment, the school announced on Thursday night.

According to a statement from Texas head athletic trainer Anthony Pass, Hudson, who is 6-foot-4 and 335 pounds, was being treated for “exertional heat cramps” on Wednesday when medical personnel saw his body temperature rising and he was put in a cold tub.

“We started our exertional heat illness protocol right away, which included submerging him in cold water to lower his temperature and transfer him to the hospital for additional treatment. Patrick is still in the hospital, but things are getting better for him,” Pass stated.

A Texas spokesman, citing health privacy concerns, declined to give more details on what happened at practice before Hudson went to the hospital or on his condition. Coach Tom Herman said Hudson was no longer in intensive care.

Herman described the episode as a “full body cramp” and said Hudson was treated in intensive care at the hospital. Texas did not disclose the incident until after practice Thursday night.

“Everything’s great,” Herman said. “His body temperature is back to normal. All the vitals are great.”

Hudson will not play Saturday night against Tulsa. Herman suggested doctors are still running tests to find out why Hudson’s body temperature spiked when others didn’t.

Austin temperatures hit 95 degrees Wednesday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service. Herman said the team practiced outside instead of using the indoor facility.

“It was hot yesterday, really hot and humid. I felt (practicing outside) was necessary. We had been inside quite a bit,” Herman said.

“(Hudson’s) body temperature rose. Our staff did a great job, dunked him in the cold tank, got his temperature dropped,” Herman said. “Sent him to the hospital, and doctors there got his temperature all the way down to normal. All of the tests are to try to figure out why he got a heat illness when nobody else did.”

Herman said Hudson has had cramping issues in the past.

“He’s kind of a cramp guy. For a massive human being, he’s not very fleshy. He’s got a pretty low percentage of body fat,” Herman said.

Maryland offensive lineman Jordan McNair died of heatstroke on June 13 after he was overcome by heat at practice two weeks earlier, prompting the school to place coach DJ Durkin on leave and part ways with its strength and conditioning coach. Maryland beat Texas last weekend 34-29 in the first game of the season.