Luke Falk was training for the NFL Draft in Southern California last week and preparing for this weekend’s Senior Bowl when he heard the news of Tyler Hilinski’s death.
It hit Falk hard, and like so many of his former Washington State teammates, Falk flew to Pullman last week to attend the candlelight vigil for Hilinski on Friday night.
“Words don’t describe the hurt we all felt as a team, and seeing his family,” Falk said Tuesday at a news conference during Senior Bowl media day in Mobile, Ala. “Having that candlelight vigil helped us have some closure.