Nebraska Football: Five 2016 Seniors That Will Be Missed Most
He’s been missed for a long time already, this is true. However, much like when Nebraska lost quarterback Brook Berringer, Foltz will be forever loved and remembered.
It’s been a numb feeling in Nebraska fans’ minds throughout the entire season. The hashtag #RIP27 has been a frequent one in tweets and throughout social media.
From the Missing Man formation against Fresno State to Oregon laying flowers at the Nebraska 27-yard-line to every personalized jersey from opposing teams to laying roses on a memorial banner at home on Senior Day, 2016 has been for Sam.
A coin commemorating the passing of No. 27 and former Michigan State punter Mike Sadler has been flipped for Nebraska games all season.
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These young men have fought through something truly mind-shattering. To lose a friend so young, so close and so loving to all around him is unimaginable to those of us who only got to see Foltz but a few times per year.
His passing made so many Nebraska fans want to be part of the family, to grieve as one and to hold each other up.
I remember seeing Sam’s mother smiling and laughing during a game this year, completely immersed. It was honestly one of the best things I’ve ever seen.
Foltz’s absence has taught his former teammates a lot about themselves and given the state of Nebraska another name to rally around, to hold high.
Truly, Sam Foltz repping Smalltown, Neb. will be missed in 2017 and long after.