Former Maryland football gamer Isaiah Hazel, in addition to 2 others, died following an overnight automobile crash, according to a Maryland State Police news release. Hazel was 23.
Maryland football launched a statement on X, the site previously called Twitter, that reads “The Maryland Football household grieves the death of previous Terp, Isaiah Hazel. Our ideas and petitions are with Isaiah’s family, loved ones and everyone involved in last nights unfortunate crash.”.
Hazel was eliminated together with Khyree Jackson and Anthony Lytton Jr. Jackson played at Alabama and Oregon and was recently chosen in the 2024 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings. Lytton dipped into Florida State and Penn State. All three were colleagues at Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr. Secondary School in Upper Marlboro.
The Wise athletic department put out a statement on X that reads “The Dr. Henry A. Wise Athletic Department sends condolences to the families and mourns the loss of Khyree Jackson (State Champ 2016 c/o’17) Anthony Lytton, Jr. (AJ) (State Champ 2015,16,17 c/o ’18) and Isaiah Hazel (State Champ 2015, 16, 17 c/o ’19). #OnceAPumaAlwaysAPuma.”
The collision happened on northbound Path 4/Pennsylvania Avenue according to the record. Hazel drove the car which contained Jackson and Lytton, when they were struck by a driver that was taking a trip at a high price of speed. Their vehicle traveled off the side of the roadway and struck several tree stumps where it came to rest. Maryland State Police are exploring the crash.
Hazel, that most lately invested a season at Charlotte, played for the Terps between 2019-2022. He showed up in 39 video games, initially playing receiver before transitioning to protective back.
Hazel’s best periods for Maryland was available in his junior and elderly years, when he accumulated a combined 33 takes on– consisting of a five-tackle, two-tackle-for-loss video game against Michigan in 2022. He began 8 of 12 ready Charlotte last period.
Hazel was a four-star recruit out of secondary school in the class of 2019 according to 247Sports, the second-best dedicate coach Michael Locksley landed because cycle in a course that consisted of Indianapolis Colts safety Nick Cross and New York Giants cornerback Deonte Banks.
