A student-athlete who committed to the University of Pittsburgh's football program died in a car crash in Indiana. He was identified as Mason Alexander. Alexander played football in Indiana at Hamilton Southeastern High School and was accepted into the University of Pittsburgh after graduating early.

A freshman cornerback for Pittsburgh’s football team is dead after a car crash in Indiana, the team announced. Mason Alexander died in Fishers on Saturday night. He was 18.

Mason Alexander, a freshman cornerback for Pittsburgh, died Saturday night in a car accident in Fishers, Ind. He was 18. "In loving memory of a cherished son, friend and teammate," the Panthers football program wrote on its social media,

The Pittsburgh Panthers football team is mourning the death of freshman CB Mason Alexander, 18, who was killed in a car accident on Saturday.

Pittsburgh freshman cornerback Mason Alexander died Saturday in a car crash in Indiana, authorities said.

The college football world is in mourning this week as the Pittsburgh Panthers lost a young member of their team after a tragic car accident. On Sunday morning, Pitt Panthers head coach Pat Narduzzi shared the devastating news that freshman cornerback Mason Alexander had passed away in a car

University of Pittsburgh football player Mason Alexander -- who just joined the Panthers' team in January -- has tragically died at 18 years old.