COLUMBUS, Ohio — Former Ohio State quarterback Dwayne Haskins died Saturday morning after being hit by a automobile in Florida. He was 24.

Haskins’ agent, Cedric Saunders informed ESPN’s Adam Schefter that the quarterback was coaching in South Florida together with his Pittsburgh Steelers teammates.

Based on Florida Freeway Patrol, Haskins was trying to cross the westbound lanes of Interstate 595 on foot when he was hit by a dump truck. He was pronounced lifeless on the scene.  

Haskins, who began for Buckeyes in 2018, accomplished 370 passes on 530 makes an attempt for 4,843 yards and 50 touchdowns. 

5 occasions through the season, Haskins threw for greater than 400 yards in a recreation and threw for over 300 yards in 9 video games. 

Haskins led Ohio State to a 13-1 document together with a Huge Ten Championship and a victory over Washington within the Rose Bowl. 

He was the Huge Ten offensive participant of the week a document six occasions and awarded the Silver Soccer Award, given to the convention’s greatest participant. Haskins was a finalist for the Heisman Trophy and completed third behind Oklahoma’s Kyler Murray and Alabama’s Tua Tagovailoa.

Alongside the way in which, Haskins broke a number of faculty and convention information together with the single-season passing and landing information. 

Haskins was chosen by Washington with the fifteenth choose general within the 2019 NFL Draft however he was launched in January 2021.

The Steelers gave Haskins an opportunity to resurrect his profession after they signed him a month after the discharge.

Humbled by the choice, Haskins harassed he was desirous to work laborious and take up as a lot as he might from Ben Roethlisberger and Mason Rudolph. He made the roster because the third-stringer however solely dressed as soon as, serving because the backup in a tie with Detroit after Roethlisberger was positioned into the COVID-19 protocol the evening earlier than the sport.

The Ohio College State Athletic Division launched an announcement saying:

“The Ohio State Division of Athletics is extremely saddened to study of the dying of Dwayne Haskins Saturday morning. We’re considering of your complete Haskins household throughout this most tough time. Our prayers are with the household, and together with his present and former teammates, coaches, buddies and kin.”

Ohio State College Athletic Director Gene Smith tweeted about Haskins dying late Saturday morning:

Steelers Head Coach Mike Tomlin launched an announcement Twitter:

“I’m devastated and puzzled with the unlucky passing of Dwayne Haskins. He shortly grew to become a part of our Steelers household upon his arrival in Pittsburgh and was certainly one of our hardest staff, each on the sector and in our neighborhood. Dwayne was an incredible teammate, however much more so an amazing buddy to so many. I’m really heartbroken. Our ideas and prayers are together with his spouse, Kalabrya, and his total household throughout this tough time.”

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow, who was teammates with Haskins at Ohio State, tweeted concerning the 24-year-old’s dying.

This can be a growing story and it is going to be up to date with extra info as we collect extra particulars. 

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