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Utah’s special custom helmets honoring Ty Jordan and Aaron Lowe are so awesome

Utah is honoring Ty Jordan and Aaron Lowe in such a cool way.

The Utah Utes are honoring two of their fallen teammates in an extremely cool way on Saturday when the team suits up against USC.

Aaron Lowe and Ty Jordan both lost their lives to gun violence over the last couple of years. Jordan was killed in an accidental shooting on Christmas Day of 2020. Lowe tragically died a year later in a shooting in September of 2021.

The two of them were close friends. After Jordan’s death, Lowe changed his number from 2 to 22 to honor his friend in one of the most awesome gestures we’ve seen in sports over the last few years.

Now, the entire team will honor them both with new custom, hand-painted helmets they’ll debut on Saturday against USC.

That’s so cool. Fans showed this a lot of love — rightfully so.

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Pac-12 home teams paint 22-yard line hashmarks red in memory of Aaron Lowe and Ty Jordan

The Pac-12 home schools are honoring the memory of two Utah football players

USC isn’t playing Utah on Saturday. That didn’t stop the Trojans, and their fellow Pac-12 schools, from paying tribute to the memory of two Ute football players who have died in the 10 months.

The Trojans were playing Arizona at the LA Coliseum. They took time to have the 22-yard line hashes painted red in memory of Ty Jordan and Aaron Lowe.

Other schools did, too.

Utah is retiring the No. 22 Jordan and Lowe wore. Lowe was shot and killed Sept. 26, nine months after Jordan died in an accidental shooting Lowe switched from No. 2 to 22 this season to honor Jordan.

University of Utah football player Aaron Lowe fatally shot

The University of Utah is mourning the shooting of DB Aaron Lowe

The University of Utah has suffered the loss of another football player, the second in 10 months.

Sophomore cornerback Aaron Lowe was shot and killed at a house party early Sunday morning.

“We are devastated to hear about the passing of Aaron Lowe,” Utah head coach Kyle Whittingham said in a statement. “Our thoughts and prayers are with Aaron’s family and friends, along with the other individual who was harmed in this tragic incident. Aaron was a great teammate, friend, brother and son and was loved by anyone who crossed paths with him. He will be deeply missed.”

There is a tragic irony to the death of Lowe, a defensive back.

Lowe was a Texas high school teammate of Ty Jordan, the Utah running back who was shot and killed in December.

Lowe was the first recipient of the Ty Jordan Memorial Scholarship. Lowe switched from No. 2 to No. 22 this season in an effort to honor Jordan’s legacy.

 

According to police, several people who were at the party may have witnessed the shooting but left before officers arrived.

 

 

College football world reacts to tragic passing of Utah running back Ty Jordan

Rest in Peace, Ty Jordan.

Utah Utes freshman running back Ty Jordan passed away, according to a statement released from the university on Saturday.

This is all so devastating. Jordan was just 19 years old — he was a kid. He also just had a fantastic season and was recently named the Pac-12’s Freshman Offensive Player of the Year. But, more than that, he was beloved by his teammates and coaches.

All the details of Jordan’s tragic passing have not yet been revealed, The university did confirm Jordan’s passing with a tweet on Saturday morning. Head coach Kyle Whittingham also released a statement on Jordan’s tragic passing, saying the team was devastated and heartbroken by the news.

 

Whittingham talked about the mark Jordan left on the program and how much they’ll miss him.

“Ty’s personality and smile were infectious and he made a huge impact on our program in the short time he was with us. He leaves an indelible mark on each of us and our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends. From the bottom of our hearts, all of us in the Utah Football Family want to say we love you Ty and may you rest in peace.” 

College football fans and players, including some of Jordan’s teammates, reacted to the tragic news.

Utah star freshman running back Ty Jordan, 19, dies in shooting

University of Utah freshman star Ty Jordan has died in what police say looks like an accidental shooting

Ty Jordan, a star at the University of Utah and the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year, died early Saturday in what police are calling an accidental shooting in his home state of Texas.

“Following a preliminary investigation, we do believe that this was an accidental shooting, where the victim accidentally shot himself,” Denton Police Department public information officer Allison Beckwith told ESPN.

Jordan, 19, from West Mesquite, Texas, was named the Pac-12 Offensive Freshman of the Year after running for 597 yards with six touchdowns on 83 carries in five games. He was named to the All-Pac-12 second team. Jordan was the first Utah first freshman to have three consecutive 100-yard rushing games since 1995.

Coach Kyle Whittingham expressed grief through a statement.

“Words cannot express the devastation and heartache that our team is feeling right now upon learning of the tragic death of our teammate and brother, Ty Jordan,” Utes head coach Kyle Whittingham said in a statement. “Ty’s personality and smile were infectious and he made a huge impact on our program in the short time he was with us. He leaves an indelible mark on each of us and our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends. From the bottom of our hearts, all of us in the Utah Football Family want to say we love you Ty and may you rest in peace.”

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Jordan starred on the field and on the track at West Mesquite HS. He had 13 games with at least 100 yards rushing, finishing his career with 2,589 rushing yards and 35 total touchdowns. He was also named Co-District 7-5A Offensive Player of the Year as a senior.

 

Utah star running back Ty Jordan dies at 19

Ty Jordan was named the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year after rushing for 597 yards and six touchdowns in just five games for the Utah Utes.

Horrible news broke on Saturday afternoon as the University of Utah has confirmed the death of star Utes running back Ty Jordan. He was 19.

From ESPN:

The Denton Police Department in Texas told ESPN that its officers responded to a shooting call at 10:38 p.m. ET on Friday. Officers discovered a gunshot victim who had been shot one time. After applying life-saving measures, the victim was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced deceased.

“Following a preliminary investigation, we do believe that this was an accidental shooting, where the victim accidentally shot himself,” Denton Police Department public information officer Allison Beckwith told ESPN.

Utah head coach Kyle Whittingham released a statement:

“Words cannot express the devastation and heartache that our team is feeling right now upon learning of the tragic death of our teammate and brother, Ty Jordan. Ty’s personality and smile were infectious and he made a huge impact on our program in the short time he was with us. He leaves an indelible mark on each of us and our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends.  From the bottom of our hearts, all of us in the Utah Football Family want to say we love you Ty and may you rest in peace.”

Jordan was named the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year after rushing for 597 yards and six touchdowns in five games.

Former Texas commit signs with Utah

Former Texas RB commit has officially signed for Utah. APB Ty Jordan is a three star recruit from West Mesquite High School for the Utes.

Former Texas running back commit has officially signed for Utah. All-Purpose Back Ty Jordan is a three-star recruit from West Mesquite High School out of Mesquite, TX. Committed to the Utes for nearly a week, Jordan made it official today, singing his national letter of intent this morning.

Jordan originally committed to Texas on Sept. 15 and visited Austin later that week. Everything changed in late November when he made a visit to Utah. 11 days after the visit, Jordan made the switch to the Utes on Dec. 10.

When Jordan decommitted, it left Bijan Robinson as the only other running back commit in the 2020 class. The five-star has yet to sign his national letter of intent but is expected to stay with the Longhorns.

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