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.

Linebacker Medrick Burnett Jr. sustained a head injury in an October game against Alabama State and had been hospitalized ever since.

Alabama A&M linebacker Medrick Burnett Jr.’s death was confirmed Nov. 29, according to NBC News, two days after the school issued a retraction for prematurely announcing his passing.

Midway through the third quarter, tempers started to flare. With Alabama holding a 28-6 lead, Auburn quarterback Payton Thorne threw a screen pass that missed off target. As wide receiver KeAndre Lambert-Smith tried to block Alabama cornerback DeVonta Smith near the Auburn sideline, the two got tangled up and continued to wrestle out of bounds.

Auburn football fell to the No. 13 Alabama Crimson Tide on Saturday, 28-14. The visiting Tigers stayed close to Alabama in the yards department, being out-gained 457-399. Quarterback Payton Thorne passed for 301 yards and a touchdown in the loss,