Northern Iowa tight end Parker Sutherland dies at 18

Northern Iowa football player Parker Sutherland died Saturday morning at age 18, the university announced.

The school's statement did not reveal a cause of death. However, on Thursday afternoon, Cedar Falls Fire and Rescue responded to a call from the university's football complex, with the call log recording the reason as "unconscious/fainting (non trauma)."

"I'm heartbroken," head coach Todd Stepsis said in a school news release.

"Parker embodied everything we look for in a UNI Football Panther.