Speaking on WRUF’s Sportscene with Steve Russell, Scott Stricklin said Keyontae Johnson was alert and awake when he visited him Tuesday afternoon.

“First off, let me say the information we’re getting about Keyontae has been really, really positive in the last 48 hours,” Stricklin said. “Everybody saw what his parents put out yesterday. I actually had a chance (to visit Keyontae). I was in Dallas at CFP meetings and got back late yesterday afternoon, was able to go straight to the hospital. Had a chance to see him. He was actually awake. He was actually sitting up in a chair. You could tell he’s still been sedated, so he was still a little groggy, but he thanked me for coming by. It was good to see him and sitting up, he had family in there, his parents and others.”

“I’m told today that he’s even progressed a lot since then, that he’s having good conversations with his doctors, with his coaches,” said Stricklin. “He’s smiling and laughing. Still undergoing more tests. I think the tests that have gotten back so far have been positive from a medical standpoint. His prognosis seems to be trending in the right direction, but we still have a lot of questions. The medical folks have a lot of questions they want to make sure they get answered.”