Gone too soon.
On Oct. 19, Mississippi State University announced that Samuel Westmoreland, an offensive lineman for the school's football team, has died at the age of 19.
"We are heartbroken by the sudden loss of Sam Westmoreland," MSU Director of Athletics John Cohen said in a press release. "Mississippi State is a family, and we are all mourning during this trying time. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Westmoreland family and everyone who knew and loved Sam."
The university is now working with the Oktibbeha County Sheriff's Office, the Oktibbeha County Coroner's Office, the MSU Division of Student Affairs and the MSU Athletics Department to investigate the incident. A cause of death has not yet been revealed.
E! News has reached out to the police and the coroner but has yet to receive any comment.
Westmoreland was originally from Tupelo, Miss. and was a freshman majoring in industrial technology. The university's head football coach Mike Leach described the late athlete as "a tremendous young man with a limitless future."
"He will always be remembered and deeply missed by everyone who knew and loved him," Leach said on Oct. 19. "Our highest priority is the support of the Westmoreland family and our student-athletes during this troubling time."
The loss goes beyond the football community, MSU President Mark E. Keenum noted. "One of the most profound lessons I've learned while leading this great university is that the tragic loss of one of our students diminishes all of our students.
Westmoreland's death follows a series of tragic passings involving college football players over the last few months. In July, Emporia State University freshman Brexten Green, 20, died following a cliff-diving accident. Less than two weeks later, Spencer Webb, 22, who played tight end for the Oregon Ducks, passed away after an accidental fall. In August, Luke Knox, a linebacker for the Golden Panthers of Florida International University, died at the age of 22. His cause of death has not been revealed.