Holly Rowe, ESPN Pay Tribute To Utah DB Aaron Lowe On College Gameday
Oct 2, 2021, 2:51 PM | Updated: 2:57 pm
Utah Jazz broadcaster Holly Rowe (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
(Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – University of Utah graduate and ESPN reporter Holly Rowe paid tribute to Utes DB Aaron Lowe on College Gameday.
The award-winning show was in Athens, Georgia ahead of Georgia’s big SEC matchup against Arkansas on Saturday morning.
Holly Rowe was on the sideline at Georgia during College Gameday when she explained how the Utah football program was in an emotional state following the tragic passing of running back Ty Jordan on December 25, 2020. She then talked about Aaron Lowe being the first recipient of the Ty Jordan Memorial scholarship and wearing his high school teammates’ number 22.
“I did reach out to the Utah football family, I was there in Utah this past week and people are absolutely gutted,” Rowe said. “Kyle Whittingham went to the leaders on his team to ask how to proceed this week and so they have practiced. The team gathered at the football facility on Wednesday night and marched across campus to a candlelight vigil. It is a gutting, sad and unimaginable tragedy.”
Earlier this week, Utah's Aaron Lowe was fatally shot, less than a year after teammate and friend Ty Jordan was killed in an accidental shooting. @sportsiren shared how the team is coping after this unimaginable tragedy. pic.twitter.com/ciH2Q12eZ0
— College GameDay (@CollegeGameDay) October 2, 2021
Before the BYU game, the Cougars ran out of their tunnel with a “LLTJ” flag. When Utah was running out of their tunnel, former Ute Samson Nacua gave the flag to quarterback and captain Cam Rising, who gave the flag to Aaron Lowe.
Lowe signed with Utah in 2019 as a three-star recruit out of West Mesquite High School. He played in 11 games on special teams as a freshman. During the COVID-19 shortened season, Lowe played in all five games on special teams in 2020.
According to a press release that was sent out Sunday morning by SLCPD, they received a call at approximately 10:30 p.m. MDT on Saturday, September 25 to a noise complaint about a house party at 2200-block of South Broadmoor Street. At approximately 12:30 a.m. MDT on Sunday, September 26, SLC911 received a call from a person in the neighborhood reporting a fight involving a weapon. Police were immediately dispatched after the change in circumstances increased the call from a noise complaint to an in-progress emergency.
The release also stated that it is being investigated as a homicide.
Police tweeted an update on Sunday at 8:30 a.m. MDT that the on-scene investigation concluded and all street closures have been lifted. They are asking that anyone with information on the case should call 801-799-3000 and reference case number 21-176828.
Rowe was in Utah this past week as the Utah Jazz held their annual media day. She is entering her first season as an analyst for the Jazz television broadcasts alongside Thurl Bailey and Craig Bolerjack. Rowe will still remain in her role with ESPN as a college football reporter.
Trevor Allen is a Utah Utes Insider for sports.ksl.com, Co-Host of Faith, Family and Football podcast with Clark Phillips III and host of the Crimson Corner podcast. Follow him on Twitter: @TrevorASports.
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