An HBCU football program is mourning the loss of one of its own a month after suffering a severe head injury. Alabama A&M University announced the passing of football student-athlete Medrick Burnett Jr. on Wednesday.

A graduate of a Los Angeles County high school died Wednesday after suffering a serious head injury during a college football game weeks earlier, local officials confirmed. His death came hours after his university erroneously announced his passing.

Linebacker Medrick Burnett Jr. sustained a head injury in an October game against Alabama State and had been hospitalized ever since.

Medrick Burnett Jr., a 20-year-old football player for Alabama A&M University, died Wednesday a month after sustaining a serious injury during a football game. Burnett Jr., a linebacker who was injured during the Magic City Classic on Oct.

Update: It has been confirmed that Medrick Burnett has now died following his injury. Previously reported: Medrick Burnett Jr., the 20-year-old Alabama A&M football player, remains in the hospital after getting a head injury on the field.

An Alabama A&M University linebacker was pronounced dead this week after he suffered a head injury during a game last month. Medrick Burnett Jr., 20, died on Wednesday, according to the Daily Mail, weeks after he went on life support after a head-to-head collision with another player during an Oct.

Medrick Burnett Jr., a 20-year-old linebacker for Alabama A&M University, has passed away after sustaining a head injury during a football game in October.

Medrick Burnett Jr., a student at Alabama A&M, died on Wednesday night after suffering a head injury playing in a football game in October. Jefferson County Deputy Coroner AJ Clifton confirmed the tragic news to The Athletic on Friday.