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.).

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

The shooting death of Ole Miss freshman Corey Adams has rocked the tight-knit college football community, as the 18-year-old "didn't get to see his dream" fully realized, devastated mourners told Newsweek.