Dante Love may never catch another pass or play another football game at Ball State. But the senior receiver will always have a special place in the hearts of Cardinals teammates, coaches and fans.
School officials said Monday that Love is expected to live a normal, healthy life after breaking his spine and sustaining a spinal cord injury during Saturday’s game, although he’ll likely have to give up the sport that turned him into an NFL prospect.
“His football career is expected to be over,” coach Brady Hoke said. “He has touched a lot of lives and he will continue to do so.”
Hoke declined to give medical details about Love’s condition, citing privacy concerns, although he said Love was expected to be moved out of the critical care unit later Monday. He would not say when Love might be released from the hospital.
Ball State officials said Love could move his arms and legs after five hours of surgery early Sunday morning, an encouraging sign after Saturday’s frightening scene at Indiana.
Love was injured early in the second quarter after catching a short pass, then turned up the field and collided with Indiana cornerback Chris Adkins in front of the Hoosiers sideline.
He spent about 15 minutes on the ground before being strapped to a backboard and lifted onto a golf cart that pulled away with his parents running behind it. Initially, Love went to Bloomington Hospital before being transferred to Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis...
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