Former Michigan and Arkansas quarterback Ryan Mallett died Tuesday after drowning in Florida. He was 35 years old.
The news first was reported by Deltaplex News in Pine Bluff, Ark. According to the Deltaplex News report, Mallett was transported from a beach to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The news was confirmed by Skip Carr, assistant principal at White Hall (Ark.) High School, where Mallett served as head football coach, per KHTV in Little Rock. The drowning occurred in the waters off Gulf Shore Drive in Destin, according to the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office.