Country Mourns College Football Players Who Died Saturday in Waukesha County Crash

WAUKESHA COUNTY, WI — Nebraska punter Sam Foltz and former Michigan State punter Mike Sadler died late Saturday in a single-vehicle crash while they were returning from a football camp in Waukesha County.

The two men were student instructors for the Kohl's Kicking Camp at Kettle Moraine High School in Wales.

"We mourn today with the Foltz and Sadler families. We mourn today with the football programs of Nebraska and Michigan State. We mourn today with all of the people who were better men and women for knowing Sam and Mike. Our thoughts and prayers are with them," Jamie Kohl, Kohl's Kicking Camp director, said in a statement on Sunday.

Upon investigation it was determined that the vehicle was traveling westbound on Beaver Lake Road, lost control on the wet pavement, left the roadway, and struck a tree. Speed appears to be a factor in the crash.

Police identified the driver as Michael R. Sadler, a 24-year-old male from Grand Rapids, Michigan. He was pronounced deceased at the scene.

A passenger was identified as Samuel N. Foltz, a 22-year-old male from Grand Island, Nebraska. He was pronounced deceased at the scene.

A second passenger was identified as Colby J. Delahoussaye, a 21-year-old male from New Iberia, Louisiana. He was transported by ambulance to Waukesha Memorial Hospital for treatment.

Nebraska players held a vigil in honor of Foltz on Sunday afternoon outside Memorial Stadium, according to ESPN. 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.

Nebraska paid tribute to Foltz with a memorial video compilation:

"The world has lost a rising star who dreamed big and was accomplishing those dreams, one after another," said Michigan State football coach Mark Dantonio, according to the Detroit Free Press. "He was one of those people that brightened your day. I always say to try and be a light, and he truly was a light in this world."

Michigan State Athletics put together a video memorializing Sadler:

The accident remains under investigation by the Waukesha County Sheriff’s Department.