Former Syracuse QB Rex Culpepper Dies at 28 in Dirt Bike Crash

Former Syracuse University quarterback Rex Culpepper, a cancer survivor and son of longtime NFL defensive lineman Brad Culpepper, died Saturday at age 28 from injuries sustained in a dirt bike accident in Georgia.

Culpepper's fiancée, Savanna Morgan, announced his death in an emotional Instagram post on Monday, sharing photos and videos of their life together. The couple had gotten engaged less than a month earlier. "No one expects to meet the love of your life and lose them in only six short years after meeting," Morgan wrote. "Rex didn't always believe in soulmates, but towards the end he told me that he didn't realize what having a soulmate felt like until we felt like extensions of each other." She described their time together as full of adventure, noting they lived "every single day like it was our last," pursuing new skills, hobbies and travels without a moment apart. "I don't regret a single day in our six years," she added. "You made six years feel like a lifetime, Rexy."

Syracuse University's football program confirmed the news in a statement Monday, expressing deep sorrow. "Our Orange family mourns the loss of Rex Culpepper, who passed away this weekend at the age of...