Nebraska's Sam Foltz, Michigan State's Sadler die in car crash
— -- Nebraska punter Sam Foltz and former Michigan State punter Mike Sadler were killed Saturday in a car wreck while returning from a kicking camp in Wisconsin.
Foltz and Sadler died in a single-car crash at 11:43 p.m. CT, according to a Waukesha County Sheriff's Department statement. Sadler was driving the car, the sheriff's department said.
LSU kicker Colby Delahoussaye was also in the vehicle at the time of the crash. He was taken to Waukesha Memorial Hospital for treatment. Tigers sports information director Michael Bonnette told ESPN that Delahoussaye needed stitches and suffered burns to his legs.
LSU later released a statement that said Delahoussaye suffered minor injuries and had been released from the hospital.
The sheriff's department said the car lost control on wet pavement, left the road and struck a tree. Speed appears to have played a role in the crash, according to the department, which added that the incident remains under investigation.
Foltz and Sadler had been serving as student instructors at Kohl's Kicking Camp in Wales, Wisconsin, according to a camp spokesman.
"Sam and Mike each had amazing careers as student-athletes in the Big 10 Conference, but more importantly, they were tremendous men off the field," camp director Jamie Kohl said in a statement. "We are so grateful for the opportunity we have had to know these men and their families."
Nebraska coach Mike Riley, quarterback Tommy Armstrong Jr., linebacker Josh Banderas and wide receiver Jordan Westerkamp will not participate in Big Ten media days scheduled for Monday and Tuesday in Chicago, Nebraska announced.
Nebraska players held a vigil in honor of Foltz on Sunday afternoon outside Memorial Stadium. The stadium's scoreboard displayed Foltz's initials. Community members dropped flowers at the foot of the statue that memorializes fallen quarterback Brook Berringer, who died in a plane crash 20 years ago this April.
Riley was away from Lincoln when he learned the news of Foltz's death. His first call went to place kicker Drew Brown, who was in Wisconsin with Foltz over the weekend. Riley and Brown talked several times Sunday as both traveled toward Lincoln before the Cornhuskers met as a team with their coach in the evening.
Armstrong offered poignant comments, Riley said Sunday night in a session with media after a team meeting.
"My main focus is just seeing [the players] as much as what I say to them," Riley said. "It's impossible for me to say anything to make [them] feel better. That is not the purpose of this. It is just to be together. I wanted to see them and just let them [know] that everybody understands their grief."
Sadler, 24, was a four-year starter at Michigan State from 2011 to 2014. He finished his career ranked second in school history in punts, punting yards and punting average. Sadler was a 2013 Ray Guy Award semifinalist and earned first-team All-America honors that season. He was the first Spartan in school history to earn Academic All-America honors four times, and he was named to the 2014 National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete Class. Sadler intended to attend Stanford Law School this fall. Information from ESPN's Dan Murphy, David Ching, Mitch Sherman and Jesse Temple contributed to this report.
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