▁U CLA ▁ 3 7 – 2 9 . ▁The ▁team ▁finished ▁ 4 th ▁in ▁the ▁Big ▁Ten ▁West ▁division ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁senior ▁pun ter ▁and ▁returning ▁st arter ▁Sam ▁Fol tz ▁was ▁killed ▁in ▁a ▁single - car ▁crash ▁in ▁W au kes ha ▁County , ▁Wisconsin ▁following ▁serving ▁as ▁staff ▁for ▁a ▁training ▁camp ▁for ▁high ▁school ▁kick ers ▁and ▁pun ters . ▁Form er ▁Michigan ▁State ▁pun ter ▁Mike ▁Sad ler ▁was ▁also ▁killed ; ▁L SU ▁k icker ▁Col by ▁Del ah ouss aye ▁was ▁also ▁in ▁the ▁accident ▁but ▁sust ained ▁only ▁non - life - th re aten ing ▁inj uries . ▁ ▁Depart ures ▁The ▁off ensive ▁line ▁had ▁ 7 ▁depart ures , ▁prompt ing ▁heavy ▁rec ruit ing ▁of ▁off ensive ▁line ▁players ▁out ▁of ▁high ▁school . ▁Depart ures ▁included : ▁ ▁Trans fers ▁ ▁Out going ▁ ▁In coming ▁ ▁* Player ▁is ▁not ▁el ig ible ▁to ▁play ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁season ▁due ▁to ▁transfer ▁reg ulations ▁** S on ▁of ▁Neb r aska ▁W R ▁coach ▁Keith ▁Williams ▁ ▁† W alk - on ▁transfer ▁ ▁Co aching ▁depart ures ▁▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁rec ruit ing ▁class ▁ ▁Position ▁key ▁ ▁Neb r aska ▁Football ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Rec ruit ing ▁Class ▁ ▁Walk - on ▁rec ruits ▁ ▁National ▁signing ▁day ▁was ▁on