The university has not identified the student-athlete out of respect for the family and pending a formal notification of their next of kin. The Clark County coroner's office is taking over the investigation.

The UNLV campus is mourning the loss of one of its own after learning on Tuesday that a student-athlete passed away. The student who was not identified, was a member of the university’s football team and passed away at their off-campus residence,

UNLV announced the death of a football player at their off-campus residence. The name of the player was not released. “UNLV Athletics was notified earlier today of the passing of a student-athlete who was a member of the football team at their off-campus residence,

A UNLV football player has died at an off-campus residence, the university said Tuesday. “This is an extremely difficult day for our athletics department and the university community,” a spokesperson said Tuesday in a statement.