Good evening from all of us at @AllSportsDACC.
Just a quick post for this evening.
Godspeed and prayers to the entire University of Virginia community – students, professors, staff, administration, friends of the university, and fans – we’re looking out for you here.
Three University of Virginia football players were shot to death after a university-sponsored trip to Washington, DC. Richmond Times University of Virginia journalist, Mike Barber, reports on that here:
Lavel Davis Jr. specialized in big plays.When he broke onto the college football scene as a freshman in 2020, he ranked second in the nation by averaging 25.8 yards per catch. The 6-foot-7 South Carolina native was a big, flashy star in the making. Off the field, Davis was quieter, far more understated than his on-field persona.
“After our first day of class this semester he made a point to come up and shake my hand and told me I should call him Vel,” tweeted one of his UVa professor’s, Jack Hamilton. “One thing that struck me about Vel was how much his classmates liked him and vice versa. In my experience star athletes often tend to hang out with other athletes (understandable, given the time commitment) but Vel seemed to go out of his way to make friends with non-athletes. Davis was one of three UVA football players shot and killed Sunday night aboard a charter bus after returning to campus from a class trip to Washington, DC. Davis’s teammates, fellow wide receiver Devin Chandler and linebacker D’Sean Perry, died at the scene, their bodies found aboard the charter bus by university police. Davis was transported to the university medical center before dying. Two other players – their identities have not been released – were injured, with one in critical condition.
This is very sad – young men with full lives ahead of them.
Mike Barber has a great heartfelt, column on the tragedy – please read it here.
Here’s what they are saying:
Statement from #UVA coach Tony Elliott on last night’s shootings: pic.twitter.com/IGmgOmxkhF
— Mike Barber (@RTD_MikeBarber) November 14, 2022
Statement from #UVA AD Carla Williams on last night’s shootings: pic.twitter.com/dcwYONYKmg
— Mike Barber (@RTD_MikeBarber) November 14, 2022
— The ACC (@theACC) November 14, 2022
On behalf of our entire Virginia Tech football family…we are praying, sending sympathy and support to Coach Elliott, his staff, his team, their families, and the entire @UVA community.
You have our love and support. We are with you. #HokiesForHoos
— Brent Pry (@CoachPryVT) November 14, 2022
They were there for us in 07’, and we will be there for the UVA community no matter what #HokiesforHoos pic.twitter.com/621hcI9LFv
— Joe “Her Loss” Rogers 🔪🦉 (@VT_JoeRogers_38) November 14, 2022
Real talk here: Praying for my friends in the University of Virginia community. #uva #acc
— Matthew (!! #FuenteRanThemOuttaTown🇺🇦🇺🇦!!) (@hokiesmash_ASD) November 14, 2022
Today it’s true. #hokies #uva pic.twitter.com/L4RwYXIBck
— Matthew (!! #FuenteRanThemOuttaTown🇺🇦🇺🇦!!) (@hokiesmash_ASD) November 14, 2022
Give the University of Virginia community your support now, please.
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