Sam Westmoreland, a member of the Mississippi State football team, has died, the university announced Wednesday. He was 19 years old.
Westmoreland was a native of Tupelo, Mississippi, and in his first year with the Bulldogs program as a preferred walk-on. A 6-foot-4, 260-pound offensive lineman who was a standout at Tupelo High School, Westmoreland was majoring in industrial technology at MSU.
No cause of death was revealed. Mississippi State said it was “working cooperatively” with the athletic department and local authorities to “determine the facts of this incident.” The school will “have no further comment until that assessment is completed.” Mississippi State University was deeply saddened to learn of the death this morning of freshman student-athlete Samuel Westmoreland, 19, of Tupelo, Mississippi.
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