Northwestern to wear helmet decals honoring Craig Sager in Pinstripe Bowl (Photo)

Northwestern will honor Craig Sager during Wednesday’s Pinstripe Bowl vs. Pitt.

Sager died Dec. 15 at the age of 65 due to acute myeloid leukemia. The longtime NBA announcer went to Northwestern and the team will have his name on a helmet decal during the game at Yankee Stadium.

Sager once tried out for Northwestern’s football team and even served as the school’s Willie the Wildcat mascot in his time there. In Northwestern’s first basketball game after Sager’s death, the mascot dressed in a loud-print shirt in honor of Sager’s flashy and eccentric wardrobe.

Northwestern’s game vs. Pitt kicks off at 1 p.m. ET.

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