Texas Longhorns Send Out Heartfelt Jake Ehlinger Video After His Unexpected Death

The college football world was grieving on Thursday after it was announced that Texas linebacker Jake Ehlinger, brother or QB Sam Ehlinger, was found dead on Texas’ campus.

Thoughts and prayers to the Ehlinger family 🙏https://t.co/eRFexgQ2PR

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On Thursday night, the Longhorns Twitter sent out a tribute video for Jake Ehlinger.

We love you Jake. 💔🤘 pic.twitter.com/Gj1aaxz1tp

— Texas Football (@TexasFootball) May 7, 2021

Our hearts are broken. We love you Jake. You’ll be dearly missed, but never forgotten.

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— Texas Football (@TexasFootball) May 7, 2021

Texas coach Steve Sarkisian sent out a message after the terrible news.

“Words cannot express the depth of our sadness and the huge void we are feeling, but above all else, our hearts pour out to Sam, Jena, Morgen and the entire Ehlinger family,” Sarkisian said in a statement. “Jake was a tremendous person and was everything you could ask for in a student-athlete. Being a Longhorn meant everything to him, and he truly embodied all that it means to be one.”

Longhorns athletic director Chris Del Conte also spoke on Jake Ehlinger.

“Our hearts are truly broken and we are just devastated today to learn of the passing of our Longhorn family member Jake Ehlinger. Jake was an amazing young man from an extraordinary family with such a bright future ahead of him. It’s just such a tragedy that we are all really struggling with. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his loved ones and friends, especially the Ehlinger family and our entire football program.

Jake’s family — Sam, Jena and Morgen — are such vital parts of our Longhorn family, and we will be here to support them in any and every way we can during this very difficult time. While the sense of pain and loss are deep, our focus at this time is on providing support to Jake’s family, our football student-athletes, coaches and staff, and everyone so greatly impacted by this in our athletics department. We have resources in place and grief counseling available as we help support everyone in our program. With that said, we sincerely hope that everyone will respect their privacy as we deal with this devastating news.”

It’s still unclear what the cause of death was for Jake Ehlinger. He was just 20-years-old.

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