Dontae Walker passed away

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As someone whose introduction to MSU football was the ‘99 and 2000 teams this breaks my heart.
 

ronpolk

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Hate to hear it…. Maybe the biggest “what if” player I’ve seen at state.
 
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Graduated from Belhaven. I had a few classes with Dontae. Back when players still had schooling to do. He would chirp his name the entire class. Just sit back and yell “Dontae!” He was a funny guy with a lot of demons
 
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The Florida game in 2000. Also the OkSt game in 99. He was a beast.
 

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If I remember correctly, he didn‘t start on Senior day and left the field prior to the end of the gam. I am not sure if it was Rick Cleveland or the other big sports writers (Hampton?) that did the article on Donte the next year where he was going to try to get drafted. He had lost a ton of weight and got in incredible shape. I really thought with his talent he had a chance to make it.

I wonder what was going on personally for him to be that good early on and then that out of shape his senior year.
 

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If I remember correctly, he didn‘t start on Senior day and left the field prior to the end of the gam. I am not sure if it was Rick Cleveland or the other big sports writers (Hampton?) that did the article on Donte the next year where he was going to try to get drafted. He had lost a ton of weight and got in incredible shape. I really thought with his talent he had a chance to make it.

I wonder what was going on personally for him to be that good early on and then that out of shape his senior year.
Aside from any personal issues he was battling, Jackie had lost the locker room by then. There was zero disciple or accountability on those teams.
 
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