Cincinnati freshman offensive lineman Jeremiah Kelly dead at 18

Cincinnati freshman violative lineman Jeremiah Kelly died unexpectedly astatine 18 years aged connected Tuesday. 

Kelly was recovered astatine his residence, and his origin of decease was not disclosed by the school. 

"The Bearcats shot household is heartbroken by the abrupt nonaccomplishment of this outstanding young man," Bearcats caput coach Scott Satterfield said successful a statement. 

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"In the abbreviated clip Jeremiah has spent with our team, helium has made a existent impact, some connected the tract and successful our locker room. My prayers are with the Kelly household and those who had the pleasance of knowing Jeremiah."

Kelly was an aboriginal enrollee astatine the schoolhouse and practiced with the shot squad successful the outpouring semester. The Avon, Ohio, autochthonal graduated from Avon High School.

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Kelly was portion of the Avon Eagles shot squad that went 16-0 successful 2024 and helped present the school’s archetypal authorities championship. Kelly received first-team all-conference and all-district honors and was named SWC lineman of the twelvemonth arsenic a senior. 

As a junior, Kelly helped pb the Eagles to a 14-1 grounds and was teammates with existent Cincinnati moving backmost Jakorion Caffey. 

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"We've suffered a heartbreaking nonaccomplishment today," manager of athletics John Cunningham said. "All of america astatine UC nonstop our emotion and prayers to the Kelly household and we volition bash everything that we tin to enactment them and our Bearcats student-athletes successful the hard days and weeks ahead."

The Bearcats went 5-7 past play and 3-6 successful the Big 12. It was Satterfield’s 2nd play arsenic caput manager aft Luke Fickell near for Wisconsin anterior to the 2023 season. 

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