CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Virginia coach Tony Elliott came to kicker Will Bettridge with a simple, but meaningful, request.
"Do you want to wear No. 41 this season?" Elliott asked.
Bettridge was close with D'Sean Perry, who had previously worn No. 41. The two played on the same Pee Wee and high school teams in Miami. The reason Bettridge decided to go to Virginia was because Perry had chosen the Cavaliers and loved it. Bettridge describes Perry as "the brother I never knew I had."
Wearing No. 41 would be the perfect way to honor Perry, who was shot and killed along with teammates Devin Chandler and Lavel Davis Jr.