The University of Virginia announced Wednesday it is canceling its football game with Coastal Carolina that was scheduled to be played on Saturday.
The decision comes in the aftermath of Sunday’s tragic killing of 3 Cavalier football players. Two others were wounded in the senseless incident.
Per Virginiasports.com:
The Virginia athletics department announced today (Nov. 16) the Cavaliers’ home football game vs. Coastal Carolina scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 19 has been canceled. The decision was made following the shooting of five students on Grounds Sunday night. The incident resulted in the deaths of three members of the UVA team – Devin Chandler, Lavel Davis Jr. and D’Sean Perry.
The game would have been Virginia’s final home game of the 2022 season.
A decision if Virginia will participate in its final game of the season, a Nov. 26 (Saturday) date against Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, has not been made at this time.
The parents of D’Sean Perry issued a statement.
The parents of D'Sean Perry issue the following statement today. @UVA @UVAFootball @13NewsNow pic.twitter.com/zOELkAXKme
— Angelique Arintok 13News Now (@13AArintok) November 16, 2022