"We express our immediate regret for disseminating false information," Alabama A&M University's athletics department said.

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

Alabama A&M football player Medrick Burnett Jr. is alive, despite the school announcing his death. The school announced the news on Wednesday in a press release only to have to pull it down later in the day and retract the statement by athletic director Dr. Paul Bryant.