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

Medrick Burnett, Jr., an Alabama A&M football player who suffered a head injury during the Magic City Classic, has died. The 20-year-old linebacker was injured during the rivalry game against Alabama State in Birmingham in October.

Medrick Burnett Jr., 20, a linebacker for the Alabama A&M Bulldogs, has died from an in-game head injury he suffered in October.

Alabama A&M redshirt freshman linebacker Medrick Burnett Jr. died at age 20 from head injuries he sustained during a game in late October.

"We express our immediate regret for disseminating false information," Alabama A&M University's athletics department said.

Alabama A&M retracted an earlier announcement that redshirt freshman linebacker Medrick Burnett Jr. had died. The school said it was initially alerted

"We express our immediate regret for disseminating false information," the university's athletic department said after issuing a statement that Medrick Burnett Jr. had died.