More tragic news out of Austin on Sunday as police in the state capital confirmed a number of reports that former Texas and Ole Miss quarterback Jevan Snead died over the weekend at the age of 32.
Details remain limited but officers who are investigating the case do not initially suspect any foul play involved.
BREAKING: Austin police investigating overnight death of former Texas, Ole Miss QB Jevan Snead. Police do not initially suspect foul play.
— Tony Plohetski (@tplohetski) September 22, 2019
The signal-caller from Stephenville, Texas was once one of the top recruits in the country and committed to the Longhorns as part of their recruiting class following the 2005 national title. He split time with Colt McCoy at quarterback during his first year in Austin and then later transferred to Oxford when it was clear that he was not going to become the starter longterm under Mack Brown.
Snead led the Rebels to nine wins in back-to-back seasons as the team’s quarterback and later declared for the NFL Draft after his junior year. He went undrafted however and bounced around the league after that.
Gutted to hear the news about the death of former #OleMiss QB Jevan Snead. Covered him while working on Meat Market and I’d just caught up with him a few months ago: https://t.co/idpE6JrnEe pic.twitter.com/N3kxWztfEK
— Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) September 22, 2019
Snead’s death comes just over a month after another former Texas player, Cedric Benson, passed away after being involved in a motorcycle incident in Austin.