Sadly, there’s yet another college football team dealing with the unexpected death of a teammate.
The University of Maine confirmed late Tuesday night that Darius Minor collapsed during a preseason workout at the FCS program’s stadium and died. According to the school, he collapsed 15 minutes into what was described as “a supervised light workout.” The release further stated that "[c]ampus athletics training staff and local first responders were unable to resuscitate him.”
Darius, a true freshman defensive back from Locust Grove, Virginia, was just 18 years old.
“Words cannot express the grief we have following this tragic loss,” Black Bears head coach Joe Harasymiak (pictured) said in a statement. “Our thoughts and prayers go out to Darius’ family and friends during this terrible time.”
The school added in its release that Minor was one of 17 first-year student-athletes taking part in the freshman workout program, which was in its third week at the time of the tragedy.