Tajh Boyd, a freshman football player at Liberty University in Virginia, has died just weeks before his 20th birthday.
'It is with heavy hearts that we share the news of the loss of one of our student-athletes, Tajh Boyd,' head coach Jamey Chadwell and athletic director Ian McCaw announced in a department statement.
A cause of death has not been revealed for Boyd, a 6-foot-4, 295-pound freshman from Chesapeake, Virginia.
'Our thoughts and prayers are with Tajh's family, his teammates and friends, our football coaching staff, as well as our entire athletics department and the greater Liberty University community. We grieve together as a family and will seek guidance, comfort and understanding from the Lord during these difficult times.'
Boyd's medical examination is being completed Monday, a Virginia Department of Health spokeswoman told DailyMail.com. A Lynchburg police spokeswoman told DailyMail.com that there is no criminal investigation into Boyd's death.
Tajh Boyd, a football player at Liberty University, has died just weeks before his 20th birthday. Boyd was heavily recruited out of Oscar F. Smith High School in Chesapeake, Virginia
Flames head coach Jamey Chadwell and AD Ian McCaw reacted to the news in a statement
Boyd was heavily recruited out of Oscar F. Smith High School in Chesapeake, Virginia, where he won a pair of state titles.
The offensive lineman also received scholarship offers from Bowling Green, Buffalo, Campbell, Duke, Jackson State, James Madison, Maine, Maryland, Morgan State, Norfolk State, North Carolina A&T and Virginia Tech, according to his Liberty bio page.
Conference USA has also released a statement following Boyd's death: 'We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Liberty Football student-athlete Tajh Boyd. Our thoughts are with the Boyd family and Flames nation during this difficult time.'
Boyd's new profile pic was posted on August 2 - just days before he died suddenly at age 19
Boyd is pictured with his mother, Tanzania Belfield, following Liberty's April spring game
Boyd, who referred to himself as 'Big Baby' on social media, had recently created a new profile pic on Twitter, showing him jogging ahead of the upcoming season.
He was interested in computer science and was an Interdisciplinary Studies major.
When asked by the school to name his inspiration, Boyd cited his mother, Tanzania Belfield.
'She raised me by herself with no help and she the strongest person I know,' he told the school website. 'She never gave up.'
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