When the Charlotte 49ers take the field against the visiting Duke Blue Devils on Friday night, September 3rd, it will have been 736 days since the last sell-out crowd electrified Jerry Richardson Stadium. The capacity limit for the season opener mirrors the chance of Will Healy’s shirt coming off if Club Lit reopens for business - 100%.
No one took the cancellations and postponements of the rocky 2020 season more personally than Healy. Nine abandoned matchups were just the tip of the iceberg that riddled the 49ers’ season.
Turning the page to 2021 was a big step and the spring game was a breath of fresh air for the entire program, even if it was drenched in rain.