PANOLA COUNTY, MS. (THECOUNT) — Dion Stutts, a two-sport athlete at Memphis University School, who recently committed to play college football at the University of Arkansas, has died in an apparent ATV accident Tuesday night in Panola County, Mississippi. He was 18 years old.
According to reports, the accident occurred near his farm in Batesville, Mississippi.
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The sad news was confirmed by MUS football coach and athletic director Bobby Alston;
“Our hearts are broken for the family. Dion was such a great young man. He had a smile that warmed your heart when you had a chance to be around him,” Alston told the Memphis Commercial Appeal.
Stutts was a highly-touted recruit in the class of 2024. He had just finished his junior year of high school.
Stutts committed to Arkansas back in March of this year. He chose the Razorbacks over offers from programs like Texas A&M, South Carolina, Ole Miss and Louisville, amongst others.
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Geo quick facts: Panola County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 33,208. Its county seats are Sardis and Batesville. The county is located just east of the Mississippi Delta in the northern part of the state – Wikipedia.