Oregon football to honor Spencer Webb with helmet decal

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The University of Oregon football team will honor Spencer Webb Saturday in its Week 1 matchup against the Georgia Bulldogs by wearing a special decal with Webb’s No. 4 on the back of their helmets. 

Webb, 22, died in July after falling while climbing a cliff near Eugene, Oregon.

Spencer Webb of the Oregon Ducks scores on a 12-yard touchdown catch against the Washington Huskies at Husky Stadium Oct. 19, 2019, in Seattle. (Abbie Parr/Getty Images)

Webb, a tight end, was preparing for his fourth season as a member of the Oregon football team. 

"I think we want to honor his memory by being great at the way that we approach our work, and we ask ourselves, ‘Is that reflective of what this unit should look like on film?’" tight ends coach Drew Mehringer said, according to Oregon Live. 

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"Don’t miss on the opportunities that you have. They’re not here for forever — right, wrong or indifferent. We talk about it. I think guys like Cam (McCormick) have done a really, really good job of keeping that in its rightful place. This has been a growing thing for us as we’ve gone through it, but I think our unit together, we’ve all supported each other."

Oregon Ducks tight end Spencer Webb (18) before a game against the Stanford Cardinal at Stanford Stadium, Oct 2, 2021, in Stanford, Calif. (Stan Szeto/USA Today Sports)

Webb wore the No. 18 during his first three years at Oregon but switched to No. 4 for the 2022 college football season. 

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"He was like my little brother, and I’m hoping I can get the