In the week leading up to the game in Morgantown, UCONN player Jasper Howard was tragically stabbed to death on campus. It was a horrific moment for Connecticut and the impact was felt around the college football world.
The WVU football team would find itself at the center of this terrible moment because the Huskies were playing their first game following the loss of their teammate, in Morgantown.
Usually, as is the case with any college football program, it’s customary to “boo” the opposing team when they run onto the field. That wasn’t the case in 2009 when the Huskies came to Morgantown.