Northern Iowa will wear a special helmet decal Saturday to honor former defensive back Jaz Granderson, who was shot to death Monday morning in St. Louis.
The school announced the decision in a Friday afternoon tweet. The sticker features a yellow background with JAZ spelled out in purple.
Granderson, who played for the Panthers from 2009-11, had been an assistant football coach at De Smet Jesuit High School in St. Louis for two seasons. He transferred to UNI from Harper College and redshirted in 2009, ultimately seeing action in 18 games over the next two seasons and racking up eight tackles primarily as a special teams player.