This article was originally published on www.si.com/college/olemiss as Mother of Ole Miss Football's Corey Adams Speaks Out After Freshman's Tragic Death. Ole Miss Rebels true freshman defensive lineman Corey Adams passed away on Saturday night after suffering gunshot wounds in Cordova (Tenn.).

Authorities say an Ole Miss freshman football player has been killed in a shooting in Tennessee. The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office says law enforcement officials found 18-year-old Corey Adams with a gunshot wound late Saturday in a vehicle in Cordova on the outskirts of Memphis.

Corey Adams' mother said the Ole Miss football freshman was pursuing his dream of playing in the NFL: "They took it from him."