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Austin College LB dies after collapsing (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

An Austin College football player died after collapsing during a pickup basketball game on campus following an offseason workout, a school spokesman said. Jeff Kelly confirmed Tuesday that 20-year-old linebacker Zach Swirczynski died the night before. Teammate Scooter Means told the Sherman Herald Democrat that he had just arrived at the gym when Swirczynski collapsed between 5:30 and 6 p.m.