The Nebraska football team received a special gift from Illinois
There was a cool moment before the Nebraska-Illinois football game on Saturday.
The Cornhuskers keep a Sam Foltz jersey on their sideline. He was the team’s punter who died in a car accident in July. Some of the Illini players presented Nebraska team members an Illinois jersey with Foltz’s name and number on it.
The Illini players also signed it. It was great to see:
Man.
— Nebraska Football (@HuskerFBNation) October 1, 2016
Appreciate this @IlliniFootball.
The college football family is amazing.#SF27 #forever2seven pic.twitter.com/I66QWuPFt2
More than a game #SF27 pic.twitter.com/h381CDcoDB
— Illinois Football EQ (@ILLequipment) October 1, 2016
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This story was originally published October 1, 2016 at 3:33 PM with the headline "The Nebraska football team received a special gift from Illinois."