Liberty Soccer Star Tajh Boyd Dies At 19

Liberty College offensive lineman Tajh Boyd has died, in keeping with an announcement Sunday from the varsity.

Boyd was 19. No reason behind demise has but been revealed.

Posted on the faculty’s athletics web site, Flames head soccer coach Jamey Chadell and athletics director Ian McCaw issued the announcement in a letter to the Liberty group.

“It’s with heavy hearts that we share the information of the lack of certainly one of our student-athletes, Tajh Boyd. Tajh joined our Liberty Soccer household as not too long ago as January and his influence on this system might be felt for years to return,” reads the letter.

“Once you come to the Mountain, you instantly grow to be part of the Liberty College household and one thing really particular. We thank God for bringing Tajh into our Liberty Athletics group and we’ll all the time bear in mind him as a Flame. Tajh might be missed dearly.”

It’s with heavy hearts that we share the information of the lack of certainly one of our student-athletes, Tajh Boyd.

We thank God for bringing Tajh into our Liberty Athletics group and we’ll all the time bear in mind him as a Flame. Tajh might be missed dearly.

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— Liberty Flames (@LibertyFlames) August 6, 2023

With Liberty taking part in in Convention USA beginning this season, the league additionally launched a statement on Boyd’s demise.

“We’re deeply saddened to study of the passing of @LibertyFootball student-athlete Tajh Boyd,” stated C-USA. “Our ideas are with the Boyd household and Flames nation throughout this tough time.” (RELATED: Drexel Basketball’s Terrence Butler Discovered Useless In Condominium)

A freshman at Liberty, Boyd performed soccer at Oscar Smith Excessive College (Chesapeake, Virginia) earlier than becoming a member of the Flames. There, the three-star recruit gained two state championships earlier than committing to Liberty over large colleges Pittsburgh and Maryland.