(Reuters) - A U.S. federal appeals court in Virginia ruled on Friday that a college football player who nearly died from heatstroke during a practice two years ago cannot rejoin the team at Towson University in Maryland, overturning a lower court's decision.
The case involves Gavin Class, who was an offensive lineman on Towson's team but had been blocked by the school from returning to the squad after he collapsed during an August 2013 practice, with his body temperature rising to 108 degrees Fahrenheit (42.2 Celsius).
Class remained in a coma for nine days after he collapsed.