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Mississippi State football player Sam Westmoreland dies at 18

Sam Westmoreland

The Mississippi State football program is mourning the loss of a player.

Mississippi State shared the news on Wednesday that freshman student-athlete Sam Westmoreland has died. The 18-year-old from Tupelo, Miss., was an offensive lineman and industrial technology major.

Bulldogs head coach Mike Leach issued a statement saying he and the team are “heartbroken.”

No cause of death was revealed.

Westmoreland was a star at Tupelo High School. He was named to the 2022 Northeast Mississippi Football Coaches Association All-Star Game. The 6-foot-4, 260-pound lineman had yet to appear in a game with Mississippi State.

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