A student-athlete who committed to the University of Pittsburgh's football program died in a car crash in Indiana. He was identified as Mason Alexander. Alexander played football in Indiana at Hamilton Southeastern High School and was accepted into the University of Pittsburgh after graduating early.

Mason Alexander, an 18-year-old cornerback at the University of Pittsburgh, died in a car crash in Indiana 1. Authorities said he was a passenger in a car that veered off the road and hit a tree after the driver attempted to pass another vehicle.

The Pittsburgh Panthers football team is mourning the death of freshman CB Mason Alexander, 18, who was killed in a car accident on Saturday.

He was identified as Mason Alexander. Alexander was the passenger in a car that attempted to pass another vehicle just before the top of a hill when another vehicle came the oppos

Mason Alexander, Pittsburgh's top-rated freshman cornerback, died in a car crash in Indiana on Sunday morning.