There was a scary moment during the 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship when Alabama freshman defensive back Kyriq McDonald collapsed on the Crimson Tide sideline toward the end of the third quarter. A stretcher had to be brought on to the field for McDonald, who was taken off the field. 

ESPN's sideline reporter Tom Rinaldi did report, however, that McDonald was awake and speaking with medical staff attending to him. At the time, Alabama only described the event as a "non-athletic medical issue" but later clarified that McDonald was dehydrated from the flu. In any case, it was a scary situation and the good news is that McDonald is going to be fine. 

McDonald was a freshman this season and had not seen playing time.