A yearly Nebraska tradition took place today.
Every year, Nebraska awards its first-team defensive players with coveted “blackshirt” jerseys. These dark tops have been the symbol of Nebraska defensive tradition for some time, and are a major honor.
Today, the Cornhuskers handed out blackshirts to 16 defensive players.
You can see the special moments captured on this video:
Earned.
⚫️☠️⚫️ #BLACKSHIRTS pic.twitter.com/DDlLbQY9W4
— ❄️ Nebraska Football ❄️ (@HuskerFBNation) August 28, 2017
Nebraska announced the 16 players to earn blackshirts on the official athletics website.
They are as follows:
- DL Freedom Akinmoladun
- DL Khalil Davis
- DL Carlos Davis
- DL Mick Stoltenberg
- LB Mohamed Barry
- LB Alex Davis
- LB Luke Gifford
- LB Marcus Newby
- LB Chris Weber
- LB Dedrick Young II
- DB B Dicaprio Bootle
- DB Lamar Jackson
- DB Eric Lee Jr.
- S Joshua Kalu
- S Antonio Reed
- S Aaron Williams
Nebraska opens its 2017 season at home against Arkansas State on Saturday.
