Alabama A&M football player dies a month after in-game head injury
Medrick Burnett Jr., 20, was playing his first season as a linebacker with Alabama A&M University when he sustained a head injury during the annual Magic City Classic in Birmingham against in-state rivals Alabama State University on October 26, the Jefferson County coroner said in a statement Friday.
Alabama A&M University’s Head Football Coach Axed After 7 Seasons
The head football coach of Alabama A&M University, Connell Maynor has been terminated after leading the team for the past seven seasons.
Alabama A&M football player's death confirmed days after school’s erroneous statement
Alabama A&M linebacker Medrick Burnett Jr. died Wednesday after succumbing to injuries he sustained during a football game on Oct. 26. He was just 20 years old.
Alabama A&M parts ways with head football coach Connell Maynor
Alabama A&M has dismissed Connell Maynor from his position as the Bulldogs’ head football coach, the program announced on Monday. Maynor was hired as head coach in 2018 and spent seven seasons with the program,
Alabama A&M Football Player Medrick Burnett Jr. Did Not Die, Says University in Apology for False Announcement
Medrick Burnett Jr. is alive and in stable condition, Alabama A&M University clarified in a statement on Wednesday, Nov. 27. Hours earlier, the college announced the death of the linebacker, who sustained a serious injury during a game last month.
Alabama A&M says football player 'remains alive' after previously announcing he had died
Alabama A&M retracted its previous statement saying Medrick Burnett Jr., a linebacker on its football team, died Wednesday. He "remains alive."
'Change in leadership': Alabama A&M parts ways with head football coach
Alabama A&M has announced a 'change in leadership' at the top of its football program. On Monday, Director of Athletics Dr. Paul A. Bryant revealed that Connell Maynor, the University's head football coach, has been relieved of his duties "effective immediately."
Maynor relieved as head coach of Alabama A&M football program
Athletic Director Paul A. Bryant says a national search for the program’s next head coach will begin immediately.
Alabama A&M football linebacker from Southern California dies after head injury in game
Medrick Burnett Jr. of Lakewood, Calif., was injured during a game Oct. 26. His time of death was listed as Wednesday night; an earlier announcement of his death was later retracted.
Alabama A&M Football Player Medrick Burnett Jr., 20, Dies Over a Month After In-Game Injury
Medrick Burnett Jr., a 20-year-old Alabama college football player who was hospitalized after a head injury sustained during an October game, has now died over a month later. The Jefferson County Coroner's Office confirmed to PEOPLE that Burnett — whose school Alabama A&M University had previously retracted a false death announcement earlier this week — died on Wednesday,
Alabama A&M football player Medrick Burnett Jr. dies
An Alabama A&M football player who suffered a head injury during a game last month has died, a coroner’s office official said on Friday.
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Alabama A&M fires Connell Maynor
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Alabama A&M University Apologizes for Falsely Announcing Student Death
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5-Star DB Dijon Lee Signs with Alabama
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