Freshman football player dies after morning workout

KENT, Ohio (AP) A freshman football player at Kent State University has died following a morning workout. The university says paramedics transported Tyler

KENT, Ohio (AP) A freshman football player at Kent State University has died following a morning workout.

The university says paramedics transported Tyler Heintz to a hospital following football conditioning drills at Dix Stadium on Tuesday.

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The Portage County coroner confirmed his death that evening.

Heintz was from Kenton and was recruited from Kenton High School as an offensive lineman.

His former high school sent a tweet Tuesday saying they were ''shocked and bewildered'' after his death.