Curious about the recent confusion surrounding Alabama A&M linebacker Medrick Burnett Jr.? The football world was rocked when the university mistakenly announced his death, only to retract the statement hours later,

Alabama A&M linebacker Medrick Burnett Jr. died Tuesday from injuries suffered in a game last month. He was 20. The injuries happened in a game against Alabama State on October 26. Burnett was a transfer from Grambling State. He played in seven games for Alabama A&M

Burnett transferred to Alabama A&M from Grambling State over the summer and played seven games with the Bulldogs this season. The redshirt freshman was playing against Alabama State in the annual Magic City Classic on Oct. 26 when he was injured from a "head-on-head collision," according to a GoFundMe , organized by his sister Dominece.