LSU basketball player dies in shooting early Friday.
Wayde Sims will be remembered with a moment of silence before the start of the LSU football game Saturday (Sept. 29) against Ole Miss.
Sims, an LSU basketball player, died in a shooting early Friday.
Later Friday, LSU had Sims displayed on the Tiger Stadium scoreboard.
We remember Baton Rouge native and @LSUBasketball ’s Wayde Sims.
There will be a moment of silence prior to the Ole Miss game tomorrow night. pic.twitter.com/I6OSNjGNuD
Also Friday, the school canceled the public unveiling of the Billy Cannon statue, which was set to take place later in the day.
The statue, which is located in the Championship Plaza on the west side of Tiger Stadium, will be on display for the public to see Saturday.
A private event for invited guests, including Cannon’s teammates from the 1958 national championship game, will still take place from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Lawton Room at Tiger Stadium.
„LSU appreciates your understanding during this very difficult time,“ the school said in a release.
