{"id":874634,"date":"2025-09-21T21:12:46","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T02:12:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/21\/mississippi-college-football-player-passed-away-following-his-game\/"},"modified":"2025-09-21T21:12:46","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T02:12:46","slug":"mississippi-college-football-player-passed-away-following-his-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/21\/mississippi-college-football-player-passed-away-following-his-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Mississippi College Football Player Passed Away Following his Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Football <\/p>\n<div>\n<article id=\"post-204104\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<figure><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/nfldraftdiamonds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/4428935631a2c427d930c74170a8870a-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"Football Mississippi College Football Player Passed Away Following his Game\"  ><figcaption>Mississippi College Football Player Passed Away Following his Game<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Mississippi Delta Community College (MDCC) announced Friday that freshman offensive lineman Emanuell Cooks has <a href=\"https:\/\/nfldraftdiamonds.com\/2025\/02\/football-player-dead-6\/\">passed away<\/a> due to medical complications following a football game in Mississippi.<\/p>\n<p>Cooks, a native of Elba, Alabama, collapsed after Thursday\u2019s matchup against Hinds Community College in Raymond. <\/p>\n<p>The 18-year-old was in his first season with the Trojans, according to his profile on MDCC\u2019s website.<\/p>\n<p>The college\u2019s statement does not specify Cooks\u2019 cause of death.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur entire Trojan family is devastated by this loss,\u201d MDCC President Steven Jones said in a press release. \u201cAt this time, our deepest thoughts and prayers are with Emanuell\u2019s family, teammates, coaches, and friends. 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