The college football season opener game between William Jewell College, Missouri and Fort Lewis College, Colorado , on Saturday was suspended amid the death of William Jewell RB, MichahJo Barnett after an emergency during the game.
Newsweek reported citing a spokesperson from William Jewell College that MicahJo Barnett was not suffering from an illness or had a health condition that would have prevented him from taking part in Saturday afternoon’s game against Fort Lewis. No further details about the situation were released by the school or the family of MicahJo Barnett. “Our thoughts and prayers are with MicahJo’s family, teammates, friends, coaches, and faculty and staff. The paramedics attempted to resuscitate him before taking him away in an ambulance. The Liberty North High School alum was pronounced dead at the hospital.
Liberty Fire and EMS responded to the situation around 12:20pm CDT, according to The Athletic.
“William Jewell College and the Liberty community mourn the passing of MicahJo Barnett,” the statement read . “The College has no details as to the nature/cause,” the spokesperson said about the emergency that MicahJo Barnett may have suffered.
“I want to say that we appreciate the response that we received from the Sheriff’s Office,” Horn said, “the police department, the EMS department, our school, the physician for the team. “Fort Lewis College Athletics extends its deepest condolences to the William Jewell College community following the tragic passing of a Cardinals football student-athlete, MicahJo Barnett,” Fort Lewis Director of Athletics Shawn Jakubowski said to CBS News in a statement Fort Lewis College also released a statement on Saturday after the tragic death of MicahJo Barnett.
