Michigan football honoring Oxford shooting victims with jersey patch in Big Ten Championship Game

The Michigan Wolverines will honor the victims of the tragic Oxford shooting when they take on Iowa at the Big Ten Championship Game. 

Tragedy struck this past week in the state of Michigan with the Oxford school shooting that horrifically left four students dead and seven other people injured.

Throughout the state, there has been an outpouring of love for the families and communities affected by the tragedy and the Michigan Wolverines undoubtedly took notice. And they don’t plan to be silent in honoring the victims in Oxford, either.

As Michigan football takes on Iowa in Indianapolis for the Big Ten Championship Game, the Wolverines will honor the victims with a patch on their jersey that is truly a touching tribute.

Michigan football will honor Oxford shooting victims on jerseys

The patch is beautifully done in honoring the victims of the senseless tragedy in Oxford, particularly with the details and what they represent.

To begin with, the patch is in the shape of Oxford’s “Block O” logo. The TM and 42 on the patch is in honor of Tate Myre, a 16-year-old star football player at Oxford who lost his life trying to disarm the shooter inside the school after he opened fire. Additionally, the four blue hearts on the patch represent the four victims — Myre, Justin Shilling, Hana St. Juliana and Madisyn Baldwin — who lost their lives in the tragedy.

It’s incredibly sad that nothing can bring back the four students who lost their lives. In the wake of the tragedy, though, it has to be incredibly meaningful that Michigan football is boldly standing with the communities in Oxford and the state at large by honoring and showing their support of the victims.

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