Dallas Morning News · Sep 21, 2017
Former SMU linebacker Blake Carlisle passes away
Louis DeLuca/Staff Photographer The SMU players hold their helmets high during warmups during the Navy Midshipmen vs. the SMU Mustangs NCAA football game at Ford Stadium in Dallas on Saturday, November 26, 2016. (Louis DeLuca/The Dallas Morning News)Former SMU linebacker Blake Carlisle died on Wednesday, a source confirmed. The team found out about Carlisle's passing after practice Wednesday evening. The cause of death is unknown at this time.
Carlisle signed a letter of intent to play at SMU out of Dickinson High School in 2016. He enrolled at SMU for his redshirt freshman season but was not on the 2017 roster or enrolled in classes this semester.