Coogs to wear commemorative helmet decals in honor of former players killed in downtown collision

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The University of Houston football team will wear special helmet decals ahead of Saturday's game against Oklahoma State, nearly one week after three former football players were killed in a downtown car crash.



D.J. Hayden, Zach McMillian, and Ralph Oragwu were among the six people who died tragically in the car wreck Saturday.

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The helmet decals feature a red awareness ribbon with the initials of each of the former players. The ribbon has the message "Forever Coog" printed on it.

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The Coogs will host the Oklahoma State Cowboys at 4 p.m. CST on Saturday at TDECU Stadium.

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