EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The student who wears the North Carolina mascot uniform remained in critical condition Saturday after being hit by a car while walking on a highway shoulder outside a hotel.

Jayson K. Ray, a senior from Concord, N.C., was to have performed inside the Ram mascot costume during Friday night’s East Regional semifinal between the Tar Heels and Southern California. He was injured while walking in the afternoon in Fort Lee, a few miles from the Meadowlands complex where the game was played.

Our thoughts go out to Jayson and his family.

-cudo

Also read:  Tears For A Ram, a really nice story by write Adam Lucas on the UNC Web Athletic Web Site