Virginia Cavaliers to honor 3 football players killed in 2022 school shooting

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The Virginia Cavaliers football program is set to honor three players who were killed in the shooting on campus in 2022 during a pregame ceremony prior to the team’s home opener against James Madison University on Saturday.

The "UVA Strong" game, as it has been named, will honor D’Sean Perry, Lavel Davis Jr. and Devin Chandler, who lost their lives after former UVA football player Christopher Jones Jr. allegedly opened fire on a charter bus that returned to campus from a field trip to Washington, D.C.

It is the first home game Virginia will play at Scott Stadium since Nov. 12, 2022, which was one day before the players were killed while two others were injured in the shooting.

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The Virginia Cavaliers football program is set to honor three players who were killed in the shooting on campus in 2022 during a pregame ceremony prior to the team’s home opener against James Madison University on Saturday. (Lee Coleman/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images/File)

UVA announced that the first 35,000 fans who enter Scott Stadium for the game against the Dukes will be given an "Orange Out" T-shirt with "UVA Strong" written across it.

The pregame ceremony will begin at 11:30 a.m., one hour after gates open. All fans, regardless of getting a T-shirt at the gate or not, are encouraged to wear orange. 

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Virginia football posted on its social media platforms a small clip to hype up the matchup, showing the numbers 1, 15 and 41 to represent the three players. Davis Jr. wore No. 1, Chandler wore No. 15 and Perry wore No. 41.

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