Nebraska high school football player dies during first practice of season

A Nebraska high school football player collapsed and died from heatstroke as his team practiced while the Omaha area’s heat index went over 100 degrees, relatives and officials said.

Drake Geiger, a 16-year-old junior offensive and defensive tackle for Omaha South High School, died Tuesday after he became ill just 10 minutes into practice as his body temperature reached 122 degrees, his father told the Omaha World-Herald. “He just didn’t pull through,” Scott Hoffman said. “They said his body temperature was extremely elevated and they couldn’t get it down.”