WATCH: Arkansas State coach Blake Anderson gets emotional thanking Georgia fans for wearing pink
Georgia fans participated in a “Wear pink for Wendy” campaign on Saturday as Arkansas State visited, honoring the life of Wendy Anderson, the late wife of Arkansas State coach Blake Anderson.
It was a really cool spectacle at Sanford Stadium, as UGA fans did a great job of turning the stadium pink.
After the game, Anderson got emotional thanking Georgia fans for the truly special moment:
Arkansas State head coach Blake Anderson emotional after #UGA fans wear pink in honor of his late wife Wendy for today’s game. #ArkansasState pic.twitter.com/Itr0EXUYMG
— 11Alive Sports (@11AliveSports) September 14, 2019
“It’s hard to truly prepare for something like that, so I’d like to say thank you to all those that showed up today wearing pink or thinking pink,” Anderson says. “They didn’t know my wife and they don’t know me, so they didn’t have to do this. I’m very grateful, honored, and obviously overwhelmed.”
The game didn’t go well for Arkansas State, but this is clearly a moment Anderson will remember for a very long time.