Sam Foltz, the punter for the Nebraska Cornhuskers, was killed in an automobile accident on Sunday morning.
Brian Christopherson, who runs the Nebraska Football beat for the Lincoln Journal-Star, tweeted out the news that had been building around social media Sunday morning and early afternoon.
Tragic news in the Husker family. Sam Foltz died in a car accident while out of state. We will provide more details as available.
— Brian Christopherson (@HuskerExtraBC) July 24, 2016
We've been told that the accident happened in or around Waukesha, Wisconsin.