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Pair of footballs resting on the football field waiting for the next down at a college game. William Jewell College junior running back MicahJo Barnett died after experiencing a medical emergency on the sideline — and shortly after scoring a touchdown — during the Missouri-based Division II school’s season opener against Fort Lewis College on Saturday, police and school officials said. Without providing many details, police in Liberty, Missouri, issued a statement that said emergency officials on hand at the game attended to a player about 20 minutes after kickoff. The player was transported by ambulance to a hospital, police said. Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever you are.
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