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He was the best prospect to ever commit to Missouri State. Now he’s trying to stay alive.

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Blood flowed into Greg Williams' intestines and abdominal cavity as he lay in the back of an ambulance. He was being rushed to emergency surgery to repair a torn abdomen.

He'd had health scares before but nothing this life-threatening.

His heart stopped. Then it started again. He doesn't remember how many times that happened.

"If this is how I'm going to go, I had a great life," Williams thought. "I had great people in my life, great family, great friends. There are great things I'm leaving behind."

Williams fell into a coma.

For a few days, he was unconscious.