Several college football programs honored the University of Virginia during Saturday’s games.
While the rest of the college football world was playing their regular-season games on Saturday, the Virginia football team remained in mourning over the tragedy that shocked the entire program.
On Sunday night of last week, three Cavaliers football players were shot and killed in a parking deck on-campus in Charlottesville. Devin Chandler, Lavel Davis Jr. and D’Sean Perry tragically lost their lives in the most heart-breaking fashion. As expected, Virginia was not going to play its Week 12 game vs. Coastal Carolina. It remains to be seen if they will play Virginia Tech next week.
Even though the Hoos were not taking on the Chanticleers this week, Virginia was on the mind of college football programs throughout the country. These touching tributes were what we needed.
Virginia Tech, Florida, among teams honoring the fallen Virginia football players
The Hokies were first class in their pre-game gesture. “For our Brothers. Carrying you with us every step of the way.”
For our Brothers.
— Virginia Tech Football (@HokiesFB) November 19, 2022
Carrying you with us every step of the way @UVAFootball 🤞#HokiesForHoos | #VirginiaStrong pic.twitter.com/4xe4pGQNQf
The @UVAFootball family and the entire @UVA community are in our hearts. 🧡 pic.twitter.com/WoihDmoP1s
— Florida Gators Football (@GatorsFB) November 19, 2022
Gold
— FSU Football (@FSUFootball) November 19, 2022
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With a special tribute to @UVAFootball #NoleFamily | #KeepCLIMBing pic.twitter.com/cpv7oUFFFt
Our hearts are with the @UVAFootball family today pic.twitter.com/dRQZHAsiu8
— Maryland Football (@TerpsFootball) November 19, 2022
Louisville will be wearing UVA decals on their helmets when the Cardinals host the North Carolina State Wolfpack in their ACC regular-season finale. This looks to be the case across the entire Atlantic Coast Conference this weekend with Pitt, Florida State and others all sporting the decals.
Honoring our brothers at @UVAFootball today.#GoTops | #GoHoos pic.twitter.com/MkFtkhUc7e
— WKU Football (@WKUFootball) November 19, 2022
💚 @UVAFootball pic.twitter.com/Yuf27X2xPg
— Michigan State Football (@MSU_Football) November 19, 2022
Playing with heavy hearts today.
— Pitt Football (@Pitt_FB) November 19, 2022
Stay strong, @UVAFootball 🧡 pic.twitter.com/UNvVxl0VoS
Today’s about more than just football. Remembering our brothers @UVAFootball #UVAStrong pic.twitter.com/GrpqGAa7PV
— Louisville Football (@LouisvilleFB) November 19, 2022
Arizona State, in conjunction with the entire Pac-12, will have the hashmarks on the 1, 15, and 41-yard lines Virginia orange to commemorate the lives of Davis, Chandler and Perry, respectively.
In memory of Lavel Davis Jr, Devin Chandler & D'Sean Perry of @UVAFootball we join the @pac12 in painting the 1, 15 & 41 hash marks Virginia orange. 🧡
— Sun Devil Football (@ASUFootball) November 19, 2022
Sending strength & love to UVA Football and the UVA community affected by the tragedy.#ForksUp x #UVAStrong pic.twitter.com/5FzsfPQ0n6
Our hearts are with the @UVAFootball family and the Charlottesville community, including Baton Rouge's Mike Hollins who continues to recover 🧡 pic.twitter.com/UolqV5BOgd
— LSU Football (@LSUfootball) November 18, 2022
we send our heartfelt condolences to the @UVAFootball family as we play today ❤️ pic.twitter.com/ry2BbiuZxp
— Ohio State Football (@OhioStateFB) November 19, 2022
Liberty, located in Lynchburg, played the Cavaliers’ fight song after scoring their first touchdown of the afternoon during their game vs. Virginia Tech.
Thinking of our friends @UVAFootball
— Notre Dame Football (@NDFootball) November 19, 2022
Honoring you as we play today pic.twitter.com/YKhONd2c7p
Classy move from @LibertyFootball band:
— Dave Walls (@DaveWallsWSET) November 19, 2022
After Bennett scrambles for a TD run to tie it at 7-7, the band plays the @UVAFootball song in tribute. #UVAStrong @13Sports @ABC13News pic.twitter.com/bAJf3vR4be
Our hearts continue to be with the University of Virginia and @UVAFootball #UVAStrong 💙🧡 pic.twitter.com/ZWcdTR7llW
— Michigan Football (@UMichFootball) November 19, 2022
Across the board, the college football world is unifying in support of what the university and Charlottesville is going through right now. This may have been a challenging year on the football field for first-time head coach Tony Elliott, but how he and his staff go about handling the fallout of this horrific tragedy will leave a more indelible impact beyond anything the Hoos did in a game.
Our thoughts and prayers are with the entire Virginia community throughout these trying times.
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