Editor’s note: This story contains details of a mass casualty event and gun violence.
The shooting death of three Virginia football players on Nov. 13, 2022 in Charlottesville shocked the nation, shattered a tight-knit college town, and led to the cancellation of the remainder of the Cavaliers’ 2022 football season.
However, Virginia returned to play in 2023 with a living monument to the tragedy in its backfield: running back Mike Hollins, who was wounded in the shooting.