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Grieving Indiana State looks ahead after deadly car crash

Indiana State head football coach Curt Mallory pauses for a moment as he talks about how the deaths of two football players have affected the team and the ISU community during a news conference, Monday, Aug. 22, 2022, on campus in Terre Haute, Ind. The players were killed in an auto accident the day before in Riley, Ind. (Joseph C. Garza/The Tribune-Star via AP) Indiana State head football coach Curt Mallory pauses for a moment as he talks about how the deaths of two football players have affected the team and the ISU community during a news conference, Monday, Aug. 22, 2022, on campus in Terre Haute, Ind. The players were killed in an auto accident the day before in Riley, Ind. (Joseph C. Garza/The Tribune-Star via AP) Indiana State University Director of Athletics Sherard Clinkscales speaks during a news conference, Monday, Aug. 22, 2022, on campus in Terre Haute, Ind., about how the women's soccer team decided to cancel their match the day before after they learned that fellow students had died in an auto accident earlier in the day. (Joseph C. Garza/The Tribune-Star via AP) A homemade cross with the initials and jersey numbers of Indiana State University football players Christian Eubanks and Caleb VanHooser stands at the crash scene, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022, in Riley, Ind., where the two and fellow student Jayden Musili were killed in a single-car accident early Sunday, Aug. 21. (Joseph C. Garza/The Tribune-Star via AP) Indiana State NCAA college football head coach Curt Mallory signals to his offense during the Sycamores' overtime win against North Alabama on Sept. 1, 2022, in Terre Haute, Ind. Mallory, a former Michigan player who followed his father and brothers into coaching and has spent three decades in the profession, had never before been awoken by the dreaded pre-dawn knock on the door. On Aug. 21, he opened it to find athletic director Sherrard Clinkscales on the other side. (Joseph C. Garza/The Tribune-Star via AP) Indiana State's Geoffrey Brown (2) and a teammate stop North Alabama's ShunDerrick Powell during Indiana State's 17-14 overtime win in an NCAA college football game in Terre Haute, Ind., Sept. 1, 2022. On Sunday, Aug. 21, two members of the Indiana State team were killed in a single-car accident. Two others were hospitalized with serious injuries. In the blink of an eye, the whole season changed. (Joseph C. Garza/The Tribune-Star via AP) Indiana State NCAA college football coach Curt Mallory shares a humorous story during a celebration of life for victims of a tragic car crash that left three students dead and two hospitalized with serious injuries, four of them football players, Monday, Aug. 29, 2022, in Terre Haute, Ind. (Joseph C. Garza/The Tribune-Star via AP) Indiana State wide receiver Dante Hendrix catches a pass during a receivers drill at Memorial Stadium in Terre Haute, Ind., Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. Two weeks after two Indiana State football players were killed in a single-car accident, and two others were hospitalized with serious injuries, the shocked team is fighting through their emotions. (Joseph C. Garza/The Tribune-Star via AP) Indiana State football assistant head coach Mark Smith hugs a player after a vigil on Sunday, Aug. 21, 2022 at Memorial Stadium in Terre Haute, Ind., for students, including fellow football players, who were involved in a car crash earlier in the day. (Joseph C. Garza/The Tribune-Star via AP) A homemade cross with the initials and jersey numbers of Indiana State NCAA college football players Christian Eubanks and Caleb VanHooser sits at the site of the tragic car crash that left three students dead and two hospitalized with serious injuries, four of them football players, in Riley, Ind., Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022, (Joseph C. Garza/The Tribune-Star via AP) People gather near the entrance to Memorial Stadium, home of the Indiana State Sycamores NCAA college football team, during a vigil for victims of a car crash in Terre Haute, Ind., Aug. 21, 2022. (Joseph C. Garza/The Tribune-Star via AP) Indiana State NCAA college football player Dante Hendrix speaks during a vigil on Sunday, Aug. 21, 2022, at Memorial Stadium in Terre Haute, Ind. Two of their teammates were killed in a single-car accident and two others were hospitalized with serious injuries earlier in the day. (Joseph C. Garza/The Tribune-Star via AP) Indiana State University Student Government Association President Josie Angel observes a moment of silence with members of the audience for fellow students Christian Eubanks, Jayden Musili and Caleb VanHooser during a celebration of life for the three on Monday, Aug. 29, 2022, in Terre Haute, Ind. (Joseph C. Garza/The Tribune-Star via AP) Members of the Indiana State NCAA college football team and fans observe a moment of silence for teammates Caleb VanHooser and Christian Eubanks before the start of the Sycamores' game against North Alabama at Memorial Stadium in Terre Haute, Ind., on Sept. 1, 2022. (Joseph C. Garza/The Tribune-Star via AP)
Grieving Indiana State looks ahead after deadly car crash