Ole Miss player dies after first workout

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Abram, 20, dies after team workout

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OXFORD, Miss. -- A University of Mississippi football player has died after collapsing during the first day of team workouts.

The university says 20-year-old Bennie F. Abram died Friday at a hospital in Oxford. The non-scholarship junior transferred from Itawamba Community College last fall.

Trainers noticed that Abram was having difficulty early Friday shortly after the workout started. Officials say the trainers began first aid and called 911. Abram died several hours later.

Lafayette County Coroner Rocky Kennedy says an autopsy will be performed Saturday. He says there's no foul play involved. The high temperature in Oxford reached 57 degrees Friday.

Coach Houston Nutt called Abram a hard worker and fine young man.

Maybe it's today's 24/7 news cycle, but incidents like this seem to be happening more and more in all levels of football and basketball.

Do colleges need to change the way physicals are administered to prospective players and recruits to try to help prevent things like this happening? Even though the cause hasn't been determined in this case, but in many times the main cause of premature death seem to be enlarged hearts.