A college football legend has died.
Reports out of Hawaii emerged Tuesday with some horrific news: Colt Brennan has died at the age of 37. Brennan set records as the quarterback at the University of Hawaii from 2005 to 2007 before going on to a brief NFL career.
Brennan’s father, Terry Brennan, confirmed the news to the Hawaii Star-Advertiser and said his son was being treated at a rehabilitation center for five months. On Monday, however, Brennan was found unconscious at a hotel room. He died at a hospital in California on Tuesday morning.
Terry Brennan told ESPN that his son had "ingested something laced with fentanyl and never regained consciousness." Earlier that day, Colt attempted to enter a detox center but was turned away because of a lack of available beds.
"He was really into it," Terry Brennan told ESPN. "It involved a lot of physical activity and he liked it. He was working with soldiers who had come back from Afghanistan and Iraq with similar problems. He was doing quite well with it for four months. Then something happened and he went to the dark side, and it was just not good."
Terry Brennan told the Star-Advertiser that his son died “peacefully” surrounded by family:
“He was doing so well, the spark was back in his eyes, and he was healthy and doing great, and it happened,” Terry Brennan said.
The elder Brennan said his son was in the fifth month of an in-patient treatment program.
“He had been doing really well,” Brennan said. “These guys were no-nonsense guys. It just got away from him. I don’t know how else to explain it. Maybe one day I’ll be able to explain it better.”
Reports out of Hawaii emerged Tuesday with some horrific news: Colt Brennan has died at the age of 37. Brennan set records as the quarterback at the University of Hawaii from 2005 to 2007 before going on to a brief NFL career.
Brennan’s father, Terry Brennan, confirmed the news to the Hawaii Star-Advertiser and said his son was being treated at a rehabilitation center for five months. On Monday, however, Brennan was found unconscious at a hotel room. He died at a hospital in California on Tuesday morning.
Terry Brennan told ESPN that his son had "ingested something laced with fentanyl and never regained consciousness." Earlier that day, Colt attempted to enter a detox center but was turned away because of a lack of available beds.
"He was really into it," Terry Brennan told ESPN. "It involved a lot of physical activity and he liked it. He was working with soldiers who had come back from Afghanistan and Iraq with similar problems. He was doing quite well with it for four months. Then something happened and he went to the dark side, and it was just not good."
Terry Brennan told the Star-Advertiser that his son died “peacefully” surrounded by family:
“He was doing so well, the spark was back in his eyes, and he was healthy and doing great, and it happened,” Terry Brennan said.
The elder Brennan said his son was in the fifth month of an in-patient treatment program.
“He had been doing really well,” Brennan said. “These guys were no-nonsense guys. It just got away from him. I don’t know how else to explain it. Maybe one day I’ll be able to explain it better.”
