Charlie Kirk moment of silence held before the South Vanderbilt Caroline football match
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A moment of silence took place in honor of the conservative influencer Charlie Kirk on Saturday evening before the football match between the Gamecocks of South Carolina and the Commodores of Vanderbilt.
Gavin J. Smith, the president of the Inspyre group, underlined the moment in an article on the photo of X. Smith showed a house filled at the Williams-Brice Stadium.
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The quarter of Vanderbilt Diego Pavia heads the ball against Southern Carolina on Saturday September 13, 2025 in Columbia, in South Carolina. (AP photo / David Yeazell)
Kirk was assassinated at an event he held on the University of Utah Valley campus. He was 31 years old. His death rocked the world of sport while the South Carolina was far from being the only team to hold a moment of silence for Kirk.
The NFL honored Kirk before the match Thursday evening between Green Bay packers and Washington commanders. The Los Angeles Dodgers launcher, Blake Treinen, wrote Kirk’s name on his baseball cap and Nascar’s star, Christopher Bell, dedicated his victory to Bristol Motor Speedway.
LSU, Florida players, the steam coach, Brian Kelly, on the sidelines
The Southern Caroline Drumine Line welcomes the players during the “Gamecock Marche” before the match against Vanderbilt, on Saturday September 13, 2025, in Columbia, in South Carolina. (AP photo / David Yeazell)
“He inspired us not to be afraid of using our voice; so as not to be afraid to speak to our minds,” said Mia Weathers, president of the Turning Point USA section of South South Carolina Allow 2 news. “He inspired us to continue to fight for what we believed, and he just opened the way and laid the foundations for many of us.”
Kirk was struck by a single ball around 12:20 p.m. local time on the University of Utah Valley campus in Orem on Wednesday. He was mainly surrounded by students when his event was underway.
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The authorities arrested the alleged shooter Tyler Robinson on Friday.
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