Medrick Burnett Jr., 20, was playing his first season as a linebacker with Alabama A&M University when he sustained a head injury during the annual Magic City Classic in Birmingham against in-state rivals Alabama State University on October 26, the Jefferson County coroner said in a statement Friday.

Athletic Director Paul A. Bryant says a national search for the program’s next head coach will begin immediately.

An Alabama A&M University linebacker was pronounced dead this week after he suffered a head injury during a game last month. Medrick Burnett Jr., 20, died on Wednesday, according to the Daily Mail, weeks after he went on life support after a head-to-head collision with another player during an Oct.