Donte Starks Tweets Out Message About His Dismissal From The Team

Good to see this young man have the chest to accept his mistakes and clear up his dismissal. Good luck to you Donte (if you are reading TD).

Good luck to him.

Good for this kid... I wish more of them would speak up for themselves in situations like this and shut the door on the speculation. Now anybody who wants to pass judgment is doing this out of ignorance. And for those who think it is so simple to pass these "easy" classes, check yourself. You were probably taught how to go to school and be responsible with your academics in HS. Well in case you did not notice, when you are a star athlete in HS, you often get privileges. And unfortunately, those privileges do not help prepare you for college. I would be inclined to blame his HS for not preparing him for college before I put all the fault on the kid. If he was able to slide by in HS because of his athletic status, then why would he think he would not be able to slide by in college where he is part of one of, if not THE, best team in college football history? ... just a thought

Positive and right attitude will always overcome any problems, set backs and obstacles. Stay encouraged.

Head up, young man. You got this.

Geaux get em Donte. Don't ever give up. Pursue Your Dream

Best of luck to this young man.

Hopefully he goes the CC route and gets back to D1 ball. Best of luck to him.

Yeah, good on him for being a man about it and taking responsibility. We all experience challenges and failures in life, it’s how you respond that matters. Hopefully he can apply himself, get the help he needs, and find his way back to big time football.

His grades must have been back to back bad semesters (since he was a freshman). Usually, after 1 bad one you're on probation and 2 consecutive you're out of school.

So the tweet has been removed from this article or is it just not visible on mobile?

He stood up like a man to say it was academics. Best-of-luck to you, Donte. If you hang in there your time will surely come.

I like this kid. It takes a big person to understand and accept responsibility for their shortcomings. He handled the last situation well too. It’s just all quite unfortunate.

School is just harder for some people. Doesn’t make them dumb, some people just learn differently than others. I really hope there’s a way he can find his way back to LSU by the time he’s a senior.

He actually seems pretty mature about this. He admitted what the problem was and is going to try to make the best of the situation. Best of luck to him.

Dont go to harvard on the bayou (nicholls)

Best of luck in the future, young man!

Some people struggle with school.

I like this kid. He just told the Rant to F off.

Wishing him the very best!!!