The Army Black Knights won an emotional game over the weekend to improve to 3-0. The win was overshadowed by the continued mourning of the death of cornerback Brandon Jackson. Now, for the remainder of the 2016 college football season, Army’s football players will wear a memorial sticker on their football helmets.
Jackson, a starting cornerback for the Black Knights, was killed in a car accident in the early morning hours on September 11. Early police reports suggested Jackson’s car hit a guard rail and flipped over. Jackson was pronounced dead on the scene as first responders arrived on the scene.
“We will honor his life as we mourn the untimely death of a young man who had a promising future as a leader in service to our nation.” said Lt. Gen. Robert L. Caslen Jr., West Point superintendent in a statement. “Brandon internalized our watch words, Duty, Honor, Country.”
In addition to the sticker on the football helmets, coaches will also have Jackson’s No. 28 stitched into their hats on the sideline.