LSU safety Greg Brooks Jr. diagnosed with rare brain cancer

LSU safety Greg Brooks Jr. has been diagnosed with a rare form of brain cancer called medulloblastoma, the school announced Wednesday.
Brooks underwent emergency surgery last month to remove a large brain tumor and was awaiting results from a biopsy, his family said at the time. He had missed the Sept. 16 win over Mississippi State with what the program called a “medical emergency” before the procedure.
Brooks missed time in preseason camp with what he described as vertigo.
Catherine O’Neal, the chief medical officer at Our Lady of Lake Health, said Brooks’ surgery was…