For the second time in three years, a Washington State quarterback will be wearing No. 3 at the Reese’s Senior Bowl as a tribute to former teammate Tyler Hilinski, who donned the number for the Cougars before killing himself in January 2018.
According to Trevor Sikkema of Pewter Report, Senior Bowl Executive Director told reporters Anthony Gordon would be wearing No. 3 as an homage to his friend and teammate of two years at Washington State.
Former WSU quarterback Luke Falk had the idea two years ago in Mobile, Alabama, choosing to wear the No. 3 during Senior Bowl practices, which took place just weeks after Hilinski took his own life in an off-campus apartment in Pullman.