Former Marshall football standout dies in car crash

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Jaquan Yulee, a former linebacker at Marshall, died in a car crash on Tuesday night, WAVY.com reported.

Yulee was 24 years old.

According to officials in Suffolk, Virginia, police and fire rescue units arrived at the scene of a single-vehicle crash around 7:10 p.m. The car reportedly flipped onto its roof and Yulee was pronounced dead at the scene.

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Police confirmed his death on Wednesday.

Marshall’s football team released a statement on Twitter, saying that "he will be missed by so many in the Thundering Herd."

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"Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends of former Marshall football student-athlete Jaquan Yulee. His energy and ability to connect with so many in our fanbase was exemplary," the statement read.

Yulee, who suffered a spinal injury in 2019, was actually paralyzed for two days, but he was planning to make a comeback in 2021. Marshall said that he was "medically ineligible" to return, but Yulee was planning on transferring to an HBCU school.

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Yulee’s father, Fred, said on Wednesday that his son was planning on announcing his commitment to one of three schools -- Virginia State University, Central State University or Virginia Union University.