Parker Boudreaux, a freshman offensive lineman for the Fighting Irish, has been admitted to Memorial Hospital of South Bend for treatment of an undisclosed illness. Boudreaux has been communicating with fans and teammates on Twitter and retweeted a report that speculated he was suffering from meningitis, lending that scenario some credibility.
Not doing that well. Thank you for all the prayers .. I really do appreciate it.
— ☘P-Money☘ (@ParkerBoudreaux) June 26, 2016
"Gotta stay in the hospital for at least 2-3 more days," Boudreaux added via Instagram.
The four-star offensive tackle from Bishop Moore in Orlando made headlines last July when he announced his commitment to Notre Dame by pulling a 16,000 pound bus in a video for Bleacher Report.
He was again in the news in April of this year when he trolled the Florida Gators with his high school yearbook quote.
"Coulda been a Florida Gator but I chose to Notre Dame em" -@CODEiNEROBiNSON pic.twitter.com/ryrS30PvCv
— ☘P-Money☘ (@ParkerBoudreaux) April 21, 2016
Initial rumors of his hospitalization caused some to worry the situation was more serious than it actually is.
According to a report from ESPN:
Boudreaux's teammates gave the Notre Dame community a scare Sunday afternoon by posting on social media that Boudreaux was hospitalized with a serious brain infection and asked for prayers for the freshman.
At least one of the tweets was removed and one teammate later tweeted: "Apologize for alarming everyone. Didn't have all the information. Parker is going to be OK. Excited for him to be back with us soon."
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