Virginia played its first home football game in 10 months on Saturday and went in hoping to create a high point in what remains a long, emotional journey that started in a horrific way.
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.The tragedy took the lives of Devin Chandler, Lavel Davis Jr. and D’Sean Perry and caused the cancellation of Virginia’s final two games last year.Authorities just this week upgraded the murder charges against the former teammate accused in the attack.
Many later donned the orange “UVA STRONG” T-shirts given out to the first 35,000 fans to enter the stadium. 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.
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