WISCONSIN FOOTBALL Former Wisconsin football player dies at 20 in South Dakota Colten Bartholomew Jun 25, 2025 Jun 25, 2025 Updated Aug 5, 2025 Running back Nate White participates in a drill during a 2024 preseason practice at Ralph E. Davis Pioneer Stadium in Platteville. JAKE KOCOROWSKI, BadgerExtra archives Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colten Bartholomew Former University of Wisconsin football player Nate White has died. kAms6E2:=D @7 (9:E6’D 562E9 92G6 ?@E J6E 366? C6=62D65] (9:E6’D 562E9 H2D 4@?7:C>65 E@ q2586CtIEC2 3J 2? @77:4:2= 2E $@FE9 s2<@E2 $E2E6[ E96 AC@8C2> (9:E6 EC2?D76CC65 E@ :? y2?F2CJ] (9:E6 H2D :? qC@@<:?8D[ $@FE9 s2<@E2[ 2E E96 E:>6 @7 9:D 562E9[ E96 @77:4:2= 4@?7:C>65]k^AmkAm(9:E6[ 2 |:=H2F<66 ?2E:G6[ EFC?65 a_ 62C=:6C E9:D >@?E9]k^AmkAmQ}6HD @7 }2E6 (9:E6VD EC28:4 A2DD:?8 92D 366? 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