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Jospin Milandu collapsed during tryouts for the A&T track team last Thursday. He was taken to Moses Cone Hospital where he was pronounced dead. He was a good man and well-liked by those who knew him.

That’s about all we know, but not what we should know.

Had Milandu had a physical before trying out for the track team and was it on file? Had he signed a waiver and was that on file? No trainer was on the site, but university practice is that a doctor should be available. Was there any medical treatment nearby? While we're at it, what is the university's policies for walk-on student-athletes?

These questions came up last Friday. They aren’t hard, and it shouldn’t take long to determine the answers, yet a week later, the answers haven’t been made public. Instead, A&T’s position is that all information will be released at once, after an unidentified group of A&T officials, including attorneys, have reviewed the circumstances of the death.

When will that occur? The school won't say. For the sake of the university's credibility and the health of other student athletes, I hope it's sooner than later.

Meanwhile, Milandu's funeral is scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday in Raleigh.