On Nov. 4, a UPS cargo plane crashed in Louisville, claiming the lives of at least 14 people.

U of L basketball and football hosted games against Jackson State and Cal, respectively, days after the crash.

Heird said there was no thought given to postponing games after the crash.

On Tuesday, a UPS cargo plane crashed in Louisville , claiming the lives of at least 14 people.

About 50 hours later, the No. 10 Louisville Cardinals men’s basketball team hosted Jackson State at the KFC Yum! Center downtown. Forty-eight hours after that, No. 15 Louisville football hosted Cal at L&N Stadium , less than 2 miles from Muhammad Ali International Airport , with planes flying overhead as fans trickled into their seats.

Before the national anthem played either night, before Kasean Pryor m

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