Alabama A&M officials apologized Wednesday night for incorrectly announcing the death of football player Medrick Burnett Jr.

In what it called an “unfortunate incident,” the school said in a now-deleted online announcement that the 20-year-old athlete had died after it was “initially reported by an immediate family member on Tuesday evening,” the HBCU’s athletic department said .

“Upon hearing from a UAB Hospital representative this afternoon, we learned he is still alive,” the athletic department said Wednesday evening. “We express our immediate regret for spreading false information, but are pleased that Medrick remains in stable condition.”

Burnett was seriously injured during a game last month.

In an online fundraiser, his family said Burnett had multiple brain bleeds and swelling. “He had to be drained via a tube to relieve the pressure and after two days of severe pressure we had to opt for a craniotomy, which was a last resort to try to save his life,” the family said on GoFundMe drive.

His family told NBC News affiliate WAFF that the athlete remains hospitalized.

“When the time comes, we will make a statement about what we went through,” Burnett Jr.’s mother, Denise Burnett, told the station.

Burnett’s family could not immediately be reached by NBC News for comment.

The redshirt freshman linebacker was injured on Oct. 26 when the Bulldogs faced rival Alabama State in an annual gridiron competition called the Magic City Classic, pitting that state’s largest and most prominent HBCUs against each other.

Burnett has played in seven games this season after transferring to Alabama A&M from Grambling. Burnett’s best game came on September 21 when he recorded three tackles on Austin Peay.

Alabama A&M, which is 6-5 overall and 4-3 overall Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Action, has one more game left this season, Friday afternoon against Florida A&M in Tallahassee.