In one of the saddest and most horrifying sports stories to be reported all summer, Nebraska punter Sam Foltz – along with former Michigan State punter Mike Sadler – passed away in a fatal car accident after attending a Wisconsin kicking camp.

Nebraska honored their fallen teammate by taking the field with only 10 players on their first punt of the season, forfeiting a delay of game penalty (which Fresno State admirably declined). Last week, the Oregon Ducks joined in the remembrance of Foltz’s life, placing a bouquet of flowers on the 27-yard line.

Classy move by Ducks. Punter,Coach place flowers on 27 yd line in honor of Sam Foltz pic.twitter.com/0dCBOpjqmk — Andrew Ozaki KETV (@ketvlincoln) September 17, 2016

With Northwestern set to take on the Corhuskers in each team’s Big Ten opener this week, the Wildcats announced that they would also be paying homage to Foltz with a very classy gesture.

Pat Fitzgerald’s Wildcats will play Saturday night’s game wearing a helmet decal dedicated to Foltz, similar to the sticker Nebraska players will continue to wear on their helmets all season long.

The #B1GCats will wear a helmet sticker this Saturday honoring the memory of @HuskerFBNation P Sam Foltz. pic.twitter.com/QC2HlfHlBB — #B1GCats Football (@NUFBFamily) September 19, 2016

While this game is crucial for both teams and is sure to be a hard-fought battle, it’s amazing to see the brutality of football be put aside in order to remember a young man’s life that ended much too soon. Kudos to Fitzgerald and the Wildcats for stepping up and joining the Cornhuskers in honoring their beloved teammate.