Makhi Buckly was playing football at American International College in Springfield, Massachusetts, and had big plans to be a personal trainer.

AIC released a statement, including a tribute from the school’s interim head football coach. Kris Kulzer said, “Makhi was a great young man who, in a short time, brought life to our program. Our hearts, prayers, and thoughts go out to his family.” This story and continuing developments covered by WWLP-22News, WTNH, Hartford Courant, The Republican/MassLive, NewsBreak, Patch, Hartford Patch, WHYN-NewsTalk 560, MSN, and WesternMassNews that provided extended coverage throughout the week.