College football player dies after collapsing on sidelines moments after scoring touchdown
📍 The outcome
MicahJo Barnett, a football player for William Jewell College, died after collapsing on the sidelines moments after scoring a touchdown. The college and community, including his former team Liberty North, remembered him as a standout player and person, with a GoFundMe raising thousands for his family. The incident has also renewed concerns about heat-related illnesses in football, amid reports of several related deaths in the region since 2018.
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