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A Mississippi State University student and offensive lineman died Wednesday, the school said in a statement.
Samuel Westmoreland of Tupelo, Mississippi, was a freshman majoring in industrial technology, the school said in a statement.
Westmoreland would have turned 19 on Friday, according to his athletics page biography.
“One of the most profound lessons I’ve learned while leading this great university is that the tragic loss of one of our students diminishes all of our students — and all of us at Mississippi State feel the impact of Sam Westmoreland’s death,” University President Mark E. Keenum said in a statement.
Westmoreland was found late Wednesday morning at church in Starkville, Oktibbeha County Sheriff’s Capt. Brett Watson told NBC affiliate WTVA of Tupelo.
No foul play is suspected, Watson told the station.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/mississippi-state-student-football-player-dead-18-rcna53076
