The Big Ten is honoring the memories of Sam Foltz and Mike Sadler this weekend with a commemorative coin that will be used at every Big Ten game, but Illinois players wanted to show their respects in their own way.
Before the team's game against Nebraska in Lincoln, members of Illinois' special teams unit presented Nebraska specialists with a custom Illinois Foltz jersey signed by the team.
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— Nebraska Football (@HuskerFBNation) October 1, 2016
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Foltz, the former Nebraska kicker was killed in a car accident along with former Michigan State punter Mike Sadler over the summer.