Alabama A&M is scheduled to conclude its season against Florida A&M University on Nov. 29 in Tallahassee, but the focus of the HBCU football family remains on Burnett's recovery and well-being. The post HBCU player’s death report retracted, remains hospitalized appeared first on HBCU Gameday.

Alabama A&M football player Medrick Burnett Jr. died after a suffering a head injury during a game four weeks ago, officials at the HBCU said. He was 20.

Alabama A&M University announced Nov. 27 that student athlete Medrick Burnett Jr. died after suffering critical injuries in an October football game. But, according to his family, he’s still alive.

The now-deleted statement from Alabama A&M athletic director Dr Paul A. Bryant read: “Today, our Bulldog family is heartbroken by the loss of Medrick Burnett Jr. “Medrick was more than an exceptional athlete;

Alabama A&M University falsely announced the death of a football player critically injured in a game, forcing the school to retract the news and apologize. “Upon hearing from a representative from UAB hospital this afternoon,

In a stunning development, an Alabama A&M football player whose death had been announced by the school is still alive and on life support. The statement was quickly retracted Medrick Burnett Jr. was injured in a head-to-head collision during the Bulldogs' game versus Alabama State on Oct.