CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa. (Gray News) – A Pennsylvania college football player has died after being found unresponsive in his dorm room this week.

Officials with Saint Francis University confirmed the death of 18-year-old student Kevon Walker.

“We were shocked to learn of the death of Kevon Walker, an SFU freshman and member of the football team,” the university said. “Please pray for the repose of Kevon’s soul. Let us also pray for his mother and family, teammates, fellow students and all who mourn his unexpected passing.”

Walker was found unresponsive in his bed at Giles Hall on Monday after his teammates said he had been feeling ill in the days leading up to his death, university officials said.

Walker’s mother said authorities found no evidence of foul play, but her son’s death remains under investigation.

“The exact cause is natural causes, it was sepsis. So, that’s all we know for a fact, but they’re doing additional toxicology tests to make sure there wasn’t anything else in place. But it wasn’t foul play,” WGRZ the family quoted.

The 18-year-old’s cause of death is pending a toxicology report, with the Cambria County Coroner’s Office and state police handling the investigation.

Walker was a freshman at Saint Francis after graduating from Canisius High School in Buffalo.

The university canceled classes Tuesday and the campus ministry office is accepting sympathy cards to give to Walker’s family.

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