The Cavaliers wore helmet decals and those wearing jersey Nos. The end zone will remain painted to honor the three throughout the season. Hollins was the team’s lone representative for the coin toss, and a moment of silence followed. Most knelt in prayer when they got there. The team ran toward an end zone painted with the words “UVA STRONG” and the names and numbers of the three slain.
Hollins was the first one out, as he was last week. When the Cavaliers ran out of the stadium tunnel before kickoff, flames shot into the air on both sides of them. Their first game back came last Saturday in Nashville, Tennessee, where they lost 49-13 to No. The Cavaliers acknowledged being emotional when they reconvened in the spring for 15 days of practice, especially when shooting survivor Mike Hollins was in uniform. “I thought it was it was an awesome, awesome moment, done very, very well and, you know, set a great example for honoring the lives of young men who were who were lost to soon,” Elliott said. The numbers of the three killed were revealed on the LED board at the other end of the stadium, where the announcer said they would remain permanently. Article contentĪnother video highlighting Virginia’s football tradition ended showing plaques honoring the three that now hang under the pergola at the open end of the stadium, then the families were introduced on the field. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Parachutists then dropped into the stadium, three carrying a banner bearing the jersey number of one of the players and the last one with a UVA STRONG banner. They returned and stood on the back line of the end zone to watch a 5-minute video tribute narrated by Samuel L. The players went through their normal stretching and pregame routine before heading back inside. for a pregame ceremony, and they cheered loudly when the team emerged from the locker room. Many later donned the orange “UVA STRONG” T-shirts given out to the first 35,000 fans to enter the stadium.įans were encouraged to be in their seats by 11:30 a.m. More than two hours before kickoff Saturday, cheering fans lined the path the team walks to get to the locker room.
Authorities just this week upgraded the murder charges against the former teammate accused in the attack. Instead, there were three funerals to attend, as well as vigils and a moving memorial service. and D’Sean Perry and caused the cancellation of Virginia’s final two games last year. The tragedy took the lives of Devin Chandler, Lavel Davis Jr. The victims were also honored before the game. Tributes for three players slain in a shooting last November began Friday with a tree planting and the placement of a plaque to honor the three, as well as another player and a female student who were wounded. Activate your Online Access Now Article content If you are a Home delivery print subscriber, unlimited online access is included in your subscription.
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