Nate White, former Wisconsin Badgers football player and Milwaukee Rufus King graduate, has died. He was 20 years old.
The UW athletic department announced the news in social media posts. Details of the circumstances of White’s death weren’t immediately available. His current program, South Dakota State University, told media outlets that he died in Brookings, South Dakota. No other information was immediately available.
White transferred to South Dakota State in January. A standout running back at Rufus King, White committed to Wisconsin when Paul Chryst was the head coach, but was part of Luke Fickell’s first recruit signing class in 2023.
He was moved to receiver during his second season, but after two years of not seeing the field, he entered the transfer portal.
“News of Nate White’s tragic passing has been sad and difficult to comprehend for all of the Wisconsin Badger Football family,” Fickell said. “We remember Nate as a friend and teammate and we stand in support of Nate’s family and loved ones.”
Several Badgers players and those in the Madison community that knew White also posted about his death on social media.
This story was updated to add new information.
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Former Wisconsin Badgers player, Milwaukee Rufus King standout Nate White has died
Reporting by Drake Bentley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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