Former Florida Gator walk-on passes away

A member of Florida's 2008 title team has died, both the Miami Herald and Orlando Sentinel are reporting.

According to the Sentinel, Lamar Abel was part of a road crew organized by his fraternity that was doing roadside cleanup Saturday. During the course of the day, Abel began to feel sick and was taken the UF Medical center where he died.

While the cause of death is not known, a post on Abel's Facebook suggested that some type of cardiac event took the defensive lineman's life.

"Lamar was a proud member of our program & our thoughts & prayers go out to his family & friends during this difficult time," Gator offensive coordinator Steve Addazio was quoted as saying on Ben Volin's Palm Beach Post Twitter page.

"It threw me for a loop,'' Anthony Campbell, a teacher at Blanche Ely High School, told the Herald. "He was so young, vibrant. I just saw him in March up in Gainesville. It's something tough to deal with. It has people questioning and thinking about a lot of things."

The 21-year-old Abel dressed for five games in both 2007 and 2008, and played in one game.