College Football Coach's Dad Was Supposed to Watch Him in Sugar Bowl, but Then He Died After New Year's Day Fall

Joshua L. Jones/USATNSYNDICATION “He was hospitalized and underwent hip surgery; unfortunately, complications arose. He fought valiantly but was unable to overcome his injuries,” the University of Georgia said in a statement, per the outlet. PEOPLE reached out to the University of Georgia for comment and did not immediately receive a response. In the statement, the Smart family also expressed their gratitude for the Ochsner Medical Center and thanked their staff in New Orleans “for the exceptional care provided to Sonny.

College Football Player Brexten Green, 20, Dies in Cliff-Diving Accident: 'Devastating Loss'

Photo: obituary An Oklahoma community is mourning the loss of a college football player who died in a cliff-diving accident. Emporia State University athlete Brexten Green, 20, died on July 2 at Oklahoma’s Grand Lake, the collegeannounced. The outlet added that officials had not yet identified his body; however, Green’s relatives and friends confirmed that it is him. “It’s a terrible day for Emporia State football and just a devastating loss for the Green family,” said Emporia State football coach Garin Higgins on the university’s website.

College Football Player Convicted of Murdering Nursing Student Outside Campus Student Center

Destiny Washington.Photo: Facebook A former University of Alabama Birmingham football player has pleaded guilty to killing a nursing student in 2020. On Monday, Carlos Londarrius Stephens of Alabaster pleaded guilty to murdering Destiny Washington, 20, of Trussville, in December 2020, court records show, a Jefferson Circuit Court clerk confirmed to PEOPLE. He was sentenced to 25 years in prison. Stephens pleaded guilty to a lesser charge on Monday after a previous conviction was vacated in July and a judge ordered a new trial,WBRC,AL.

College Football Player Mason Alexander Dies at 18 in Car Crash: ‘Our Entire Program Is Shocked and Deeply Saddened’

Mason Alexander photographed in July 2024.Photo:Grace Hollars/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK Grace Hollars/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK The Pittsburgh Panthers football team is mourning after an 18-year-old cornerback died in a car crash in Indiana over the weekend. Per the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office, Alexander was a passenger in the car, a BMW, heading south on Florida Road, when the car’s driver tried to pass another vehicle from the northbound lane.

College Football Player, 21, Dead After Collapsing During Workout: 'We Are Heartbroken Beyond Measure'

Bryce Stanfield.Photo:AP Photo/Jacob Kupferman AP Photo/Jacob Kupferman Furman University is mourning the loss of student athlete Bryce Stanfield, who died on Friday after collapsing during a team workout on Wednesday morning. He was 21. Dr. Elizabeth Davis, president of the Greenville, S.C.-based school, confirmed the football player’s death ina letterto the Furman community on Friday. “Bryce, a junior health sciences major from Acworth, Georgia, was a defensive tackle on the Paladins Football team,” she continued.