Nebraska Doesn't Send Out Punter, Takes Penalty in Memory of Sam Foltz

This is powerful.

During its first series of the 2016 college football season, Nebraska intentionally neglected to send out a punter against Fresno State and took a delay-of-game penalty.

Over the summer, Cornhuskers senior Sam Foltz died in a car crash along with former Michigan State punter Mike Sadler. The two were returning from instructing a kicking camp in Wisconsin.

Nebraska’s Twitter account posted this after the emotional moment, which resulted in cheers from fans and tears from players:

Before the game, the Cornhuskers made a point of rallying around the memory of their former teammate:

[Big Ten, Nebraska Football]