The football team at Virginia Military Institute will go into its first home game Saturday with an extra tribute on their gear.

A sticker in memory of Tim Maypray will be on the players' helmets. Maypray was a standout player for VMI as a student and later served as a running back coach for the school before moving on to coach at Davidson College. He died in January at the age of 30.

“You know, I really, really liked him," said VMI Head Football Coach Scott Wachenheim. "Our players were very fond of him and a lot of Keydet fans were really fond of him, so when he passed away, it immediately came into my head that I’d like to memorialize Tim in some way.”

VMI’s first home game is this Saturday at 1:30 against Mars Hill.