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Why ex-Ball State football star Dante Love hasn't looked back since traumatic injury at IU

The former Ball State star visited for the first time since 2010. Ryan O'Gara/Star Press

MUNCIE, Ind. — When Dante Love stepped onto the turf at Scheumann Stadium last week to watch the Ball State football team scrimmage, he couldn’t help but reflect on who he used to be — and who he has become.

Next month will be the 10-year anniversary of the day that changed Love’s life forever. He so badly wanted to fulfill his dream of playing in the NFL and he seemed on that track, but he suffered a career-ending spinal injury on Sept.