Lauren McCluskey -- the Utah track star who was brutally murdered on campus this week -- will be honored by the football team with a decal on their helmets Friday.
The school announced it'll wear a black and white sticker featuring a winged foot and Lauren's name in it for their tilt at UCLA this weekend.
As we previously reported ... 21-year-old McCluskey -- a 2017 honorable mention Pac-12 All-Academic -- was shot to death by her ex-BF on Monday after finding out he was a registered sex offender.
Utah announced in addition to the helmet decals .