Liberty freshman Tajh Boyd's death was not football-related, coach says

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The death of Tajh Boyd was not football-related, Liberty University football coach Jamey Chadwell confirmed on Friday. Boyd was 19.

Chadwell added that the team learned of Boyd's passing on Aug. 5. The 19-year-old was a Virginia native and was preparing to enter his freshman season with the football team. He enrolled in January.

Chadwell did not provide any other deaths on Boyd's death out of respect for the family's privacy. A spokesperson for the Lynchburg police said this week that police had looked into the death and determined a criminal investigation was not necessary.

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This July 20, 2023, photo provided by Liberty University shows Tajh Boyd. The death of a freshman NCAA college football player at Liberty University was not football-related, first-year Flames coach Jamey Chadwell said Friday, Aug. 11, 2023. Chadwell said the team learned of the passing of Tajh Boyd, 19, from Chesapeake, Virginia, on Saturday. (Cassidy Paxton/Liberty University via AP)

"It's been a challenging time not only for our staff, our players and just our whole community trying to comprehend all the different things have been going on," Chadwell said at a news conference.

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The first-year Liberty Flames coach also spoke about Boyd's willingness to always help his teammates.

"He made a huge impact on the team. He was very quiet as far as an outwardly quietness, but when he was one-on-one with his teammates, he lit up the room. He had a very giving heart and if there was something that anybody