While playing at Autzen, BYU football went out of their way to honor Oregon tight end Spencer Webb, who tragically passed away this summer.
Over the summer Oregon football suffered a painful loss with the death of tight end Spencer Webb.
The 22-year-old tight end died in an accidental fall in July. The Ducks have obviously chosen to honor in him a variety of ways, including a No. 4 decal on the back of their helmets. Webb had planned to switch from No. 18 to No. 4 this season. The four-yard line is also painted gold at Autzen Stadium.
BYU, Oregon’s Week 3 opponent, also decided to pay tribute to the fallen player during their visit. The Cougars had Oregon transfer Kinglsey Suamataia carry a flag honoring his former teammate onto the field. They also left a bouquet of flowers at the marked four-yard line.
BYU football paid tribute to Oregon’s Spencer Webb
#BYU placed flowers on the 4-yard line in honor of Oregon TE Spencer Webb who passed away this past July.
— KSL Sports (@kslsports) September 17, 2022
💙 💛 💚 #BYUFootball #BYUvsORE pic.twitter.com/7ESeug4mKZ
Very classy of BYU. Running out the tunnel with an Oregon flag that has webbs name and number on it pic.twitter.com/ibYgtXHwE0
— KBoes (@Kboes45) September 17, 2022
BYU didn’t have to go out of the way to show their respects to Webb and the Ducks. The fact that they did was a very classy gesture appreciated by Oregon and the rest of the college football world.
Last year, Webb caught 13 passes for 87 yards and a touchdown. He sat out the 2020 season during the COVID-19 pandemic after a standout freshman season in 2019. He had 18 receptions for 209 yards and three touchdowns.
The Ducks jumped out to a 24-7 lead over the Cougars in the first half of play. They were up 38-7 at the end of the third quarter but BYU scored 13 points early in the fourth quarter in a comeback bid.
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