Ole Miss football freshman defensive end Corey Adams was honored with a balloon ceremony at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. He was killed on July 19.

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.

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.).