. . Former Gophers QB Philip Nelson Arrested in Mankato Assault Case Article by: MARY JANE SMETANKA , Star Tribune Updated: May 12, 2014 - 1:51 AM http://www.startribune.com/local/258842391.html . .Former University of Minnesota quarterback Philip Nelson was arrested early Sunday at the scene of a downtown Mankato assault that left another well-known local football player critically injured.
.Nelson, 20, was arrested on probable-cause assault about 2 a.m. after Mankato police patrolling the downtown entertainment district found Isaac Kolstad, 24, a former player at Minnesota State University, Mankato, unconscious after being kicked twice in the head.
.Police are looking for a second man who they believe was involved but offered no details on what roles Nelson and the other man played. A recording of conversations between police and dispatchers indicates that three people at the scene said Nelson was one of the assailants.
.On Sunday evening, Kolstad remained in critical condition at Mayo Clinic Health System-Mankato. A former linebacker, he graduated in December with a major in business management and administration and works as a sales representative for Fastenal.
.Kolstad's younger sister Rebekah tweeted, "Please everyone who reads this pray for my big brother Isaac he is in critical condition and needs your prayers to help him survive."
. snip .A CaringBridge site set up included a note from Kolstad's father, Blaine, saying that his son was fighting for his life.
."He is young and strong, but the battle he has in front of him is enormous," the father wrote. "He had one surgery today to put a pressure gauge in his skull. He may need additional surgeries in the coming days. We do know that his brain did sustain permanent damage. We do not yet know to what extent and won't for many days. He is very sick."
.MSU, Mankato football coach Todd Hoffner called Kolstad "a tremendous young man."
."He's a competitor and a great quality person," Hoffner said. "All of our thoughts and prayers, and all of our hopes are for a full recovery for him."
.As rain pounded outside, the team held an indoor candlelight vigil for Kolstad Sunday night. About 200 people attended, holding purple signs saying "#22STRONG." Kolstad wore No. 22 as a Maverick.
.Speakers urged people to pray for Kolstad. "He's in critical, critical condition, to put it bluntly," one friend said.
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