A defensive lineman at Jackson State is in a hospital after going into cardiac arrest on Wednesday, according to his father.

Kaseem Vauls had to be resuscitated and put on a ventilator after the Wednesday morning incident.

His father, William, says that Vauls visited the University of Mississippi Medical Center on Tuesday night with stomach pain. However, doctors found out that his heart was operating at just 10% to 15%.

William has been tweeting update's from his son's account, and the most recent one looks promising.

"The emergency procedure went well but it is still heavily sedated. The doctors said he progressing they will gradually lower down his medication he on and the lower down the input of the machine he on gradually, which is a good sign," William tweeted on Thursday.