Friday afternoon, the Oklahoma State Medical Examiner’s Office determined that Tyrek Coger, who passed away just yesterday, suffered from a heart condition known as Cardiomegaly with left ventricular hypertrophy. Essentially, Tyrek Coger had an enlarged heart in response to a heart condition that caused the left ventricle to work harder than it should. Per mayoclinic.org, as the workload increases, the muscle tissue in the chamber wall thickens, and the size of the chamber can also increase to an unsafe size.
In a press conference Friday morning, Brad Underwood said that this was “the hardest couple of days I’ve ever experienced in my coaching life.