Clark Yarbrough, a defensive lineman for Ouachita Baptist University, died Sunday at age 21 after suddenly collapsing, the school announced in a social media post.
“Today the Ouachita community mourns the loss of senior Clark Yarbrough, who died this morning following a sudden collapse,” the university wrote on Twitter. “Join us in praying for his family and friends. More information about campus gatherings following this tragedy will be released soon.”
More information regarding the cause of death was not readily available.
Yarbrough played in the school’s win on Thursday at Oklahoma Baptist, notching two tackles in the 42-32 victory. He was an All-Great American Conference honorable mention last year. He majored in business administration (sport management) at OBU.
Yarbrough, 6-foot-1, 280 pounds, finished last year with 27 tackles. He played high school football at Sachse (Texas) High School and hailed from Rowlett, Texas.