Vanderbilt tight end Turner Cockrell died Thursday of cancer at the age of 21 after he was diagnosed over a year ago.
"My heart is broken for Randy, Noelle and the Cockrell family, for all of Turner's teammates, and for all who came in contact with Turner," Commodores head coach Derek Mason said in a statement, per the Associated Press. "Turner had a wonderful spirit and fought an incredible fight. He was a Vanderbilt Man through and through, and he will always be remembered here."
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