Miami Hurricanes All-American safety Kamren Kinchens had to be taken to the hospital after being carted off the field near the end of Miami’s win over Texas A&M on Saturday.

Fortunately, Kinchens said he was doing well Sunday afternoon.

“I want to thank everyone for the prayers,” Kinchens wrote on social media. “I’m doing better. Love y’all.”

Kinchens’ high school coach, Max Edwards, told the South Florida Sun Sentinel that he spoke with Kinchens Saturday night, and the UM safety told him in a text message that he was OK.

Kinchens underwent evaluation at the Ryder Trauma Center on Saturday night and was released from the hospital Sunday morning, according to a UM spokesperson.

“The football program would like to thank the Ryder Center and the University of Miami Health System staffs for their tremendous care and immediate response in support of Kam,” read a UM statement.

The Hurricanes posted a photo on social media of Kinchens smiling and doing the “U” sign from his hospital bed.

On Monday morning, Miami coach Mario Cristobal said on WQAM’s The Joe Rose Show that Kinchens was not diagnosed with anything serious.

“Kam is good. Ran all the tests and all the evaluations, and he’s in good shape,” Cristobal said. “He’s fine. He’s going to be well. He’s going to be really good. He doesn’t have anything that’s too serious. He just has some football stuff, and we’re going to be in great shape.”

I want to Thank everyone for the prayers, I’m doing better Love Y’all 🙌

— Kamren Kinchens⁵ (@KKinchens5) September 10, 2023

Kinchens’ injury had cast a pall over the Hurricanes’ win, but Miami coach Mario Cristobal offered reassurance and said early the reports on Kinchens’ injury were encouraging.

“Kam will be in my prayers, in my heart,” Miami safety James Williams said. “He’s the heart and soul of the team. He really wants to win. He really wants to change the culture here. Doesn’t like losing. … He not only pushed me, he pushes everybody around me to be great. He wants us to be great. He wants us to be better than we already are.

“A guy like Kam, that’s an amazing guy. I love him to death. That’s my boy.”

Kinchens grew into a leader as a sophomore in 2022. He was named an All-American after recording six interceptions last season.

Miami defensive back Jaden Davis, who transferred from Oklahoma in the offseason, said Kinchens showed leadership soon after Davis arrived in Coral Gables. The junior safety called a players meeting, and the entire team showed up early, showing Davis the team was ready to work hard with Kinchens leading the way.

“I’ve been places where you call a players meeting and some guys show up, some guys don’t, some guys straggle in,” Davis said.

“But he called a players meeting, and everybody was in the locker room 15 minutes before. Everybody was there on time, and that was one of my first days here. This was before the summer, before we put in that grind. So it’s just like once I’ve seen that, I knew that these guys were ready to work and I came to the right place.