Ohio St., Michigan St. to honor former coach Lloyd Carr’s sick grandson

Before their game on Saturday, Ohio State and Michigan State will come together to honor the five-year-old grandson of former Michigan Wolverines coach Lloyd Carr.

Before their game on Saturday, Ohio State and Michigan State will come together to honor the five-year-old grandson of former Michigan Wolverines coach Lloyd Carr.

Chad Carr is in hospice care battling an inoperable brain tumor, according to The Detroit News, so both teams will sport #ChadTough helmet decals while they play each other.

The decals will feature a kid flexing his biceps, with “ChadToughFDN” on the side, representing the ChadTough.org foundation.

Lloyd Carr coached the Wolverines from 1995–2007.

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Last season, the bands of both Michigan State and Michigan spelled out ‘#CHADTOUGH’ on the field to pay tribute to the boy.

Here’s a first look at the stickers, courtesy of Michigan State’s Twitter account:

Ohio State & MSU will pay tribute to former U-M coach Lloyd Carr's grandson Chad by wearing special helmet decals. pic.twitter.com/GvnoM7HVSa

— Michigan State Football (@MSU_Football) November 20, 2015

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