Michelle R. Martinelli

For The Win

For Georgia's home game against Arkansas State on Saturday, many Bulldogs fans shed their traditional red and black colors in favor of pink.

To raise awareness for breast cancer and to celebrate and honor Wendy Anderson, the late wife of Arkansas State coach Blake Anderson, fans showed up to Sanford Stadium in Athens, Georgia in pink. They also have been using #WearPinkForWendy on social media.

A few people took the pink-out one step further and painted their bodies in pink, spelling out "Remember Wendy" on their backs. Wendy died August 19 after a two-year battle with breast cancer, and Blake tweeted earlier this week that he is "beyond grateful" for the gesture by Georgia fans.

Before the game, Anderson told ESPN how much the #WearPinkForWendy campaign means to him.

"It's overwhelming to be honest with you. Got a text earlier this week when whoever started the whole idea of pinking out today. I'll be honest with you, I teared up, and it took a little while to kind of compose myself. It'll be hard today but very honored and just appreciate all the support. We've learned on a lot of people to get through this."

In Bulldogs fans' call to wear pink, a group called Bulldogs Battling Breast Cancer wrote in part: "We want to show Coach Anderson that, regardless of the score on Saturday, he and his family are in our thoughts and prayers."

Before the season started, Anderson started a 19-day leave of absence on the day Wendy died, but he returned to the field last week for Arkansas State's win over UNLV.

ESPN's Scott Van Pelt also helped get the #WearPinkForWendy word out on SportsCenter this week.