Editor, GoDucks.com
SAN ANTONIO — Somehow, it both breaks and warms the heart to know that teammates who can relate will be there to help Darren Carrington grieve the loss of his best friend.
It’s heartbreaking that others have experienced the grief Carrington is enduring in the wake of a car wreck that claimed his friend and high school teammate, Markel Byrd. Yet it’s somehow heartwarming, too, to know that others will be there to help Carrington navigate the grieving process, and prepare for Saturday’s Alamo Bowl game.
“I know it’s going to be hard for him, and I know how he feels,” said UO quarterback Vernon Adams Jr.