Medrick Burnett Jr., 20, was playing his first season as a linebacker with Alabama A&M University when he sustained a head injury during the annual Magic City Classic in Birmingham against in-state rivals Alabama State University on October 26, the Jefferson County coroner said in a statement Friday.

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

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.

An Alabama A&M football player from Southern California who suffered a head injury during a game in October has died.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- An Alabama A & M football player who suffered a head injury during a game in October has died.

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

Medrick Burnett Jr., the 20-year-old Alabama A&M football player, has died after sustaining an injury on the field. Burnett was injured on Oct. 26 when Alabama A&M faced Alabama State during the annual Magic City Classic,

Alabama A&M linebacker Medrick Burnett Jr has died just hours after his death was incorrectly announced in a statement put out by the college. Burnett, 20, was pronounced dead on Wednesday at 5:43pm,

Alabama A&M football player Medrick Burnett Jr. sustained a head injury during a rivalry game against Alabama State, leading to his hospitalization and tragic passing last Wednesday. On Friday, the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office confirmed the passing of Burnett Jr.