Make New York Post a Preferred Source Georgia football commit Marcellus Young Casario died after a medical emergency Friday, according to multiple reports.
No further details on Young Casario’s death have been made public.
The Nova Scotia native attended Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School, a boarding school in northeast Georgia, for the past two years.
Marcellus Young Casario, a high school football player, died following a medical incident. sacsaints Rabun Gap’s head of school Bob Ahrens announced the death of a student in a statement Friday, although he didn’t identify Young Casario by name.
“It is with a heavy heart that I report the death of an upper school boarding student,” Ahrens said in the statement. “Our community is heartbroken, and our prayers are with the student’s family, friends, classmates, and all who are grieving.
“The boarding student had a medical incident this morning. Rabun Gap immediately followed our emergency response protocols, and local emergency personnel responded, transferring the student to the hospital.”
Ahrens added that the school was working closely with the student’s family and that counselors and chaplains were providing support to the campus community.
Young Casario, who grew up in the Washington D.C. area, previously told 247Sports that he rooted for the Washington football team as a child, and got into the sport thanks to his grandfather.
“I started playing football when I was 6 because of him,” Young Casario told the outlet. “He’s my inspiration.”
The Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School is located at 339 Nacoochee Drive in Rabun Gap, Georgia. Google Maps The school’s playoff game Friday was postponed.
A three-star defensive line prospect in the class of 2027, Young Casario committed to the Bulldogs in June over offers from several Power Four programs, including Michigan State, Arkansas and Georgia Tech.
