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WATCH: Illinois pays tribute to Sam Foltz with incredibly touching gesture

Connor O'Gara

By Connor O'Gara

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Many have paid touching tributes to Sam Foltz all year.

Oregon put flowers at the 27-yard line a couple weeks ago. The B1G had a commemorative used across the conference that honored both Foltz and late Michigan State punter Mike Sadler.

But what Illinois did on Saturday might’ve been the best of all of them

Illini players had a little gift for the Huskers in honor of their fallen punter:

If that doesn’t give you the feels, I don’t know what will. Regardless of what happens on Saturday, Illinois already showed it has plenty of class.

Connor O'Gara

Connor O'Gara is the senior national columnist for Saturday Tradition. He's a member of the Football Writers Association of America. After spending his entire life living in B1G country, he moved to the South in 2015.