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Tears in the eyes of many, they moved toward a team huddle no one could have imagined taking part in when the weekend began. Husker players asked for fans to join in too.

Several feet from the Brook Berringer statue, there were about 200 people with their hands raised together. Their voices met in unison: "1-2-3 -- Sam!"

It was loud, the noise bouncing off the Memorial Stadium walls and into the clouds. Then the huddle broke and the pain and disbelief remained. Sam Foltz was no longer here.

The Nebraska senior punter was killed in an automobile crash Saturday night in Merton, Wisconsin, the news stunning a team and fan base that had come to admire him as much more than just a football player.

As Husker senior fullback Graham Nabity said in prayer during a team vigil: "Lord, you spent your time on Sam."

In a statement released Sunday afternoon, football coach Mike Riley described Foltz, who was 22, as one of the best young men who has ever worn the Nebraska uniform.