The black practice jerseys have long been awarded to starters on Nebraska's defense. The tradition started in 1964 when Bob Devaney differentiated the defensive starters by putting them in the ...

Part of a tradition that goes back 60 years, the black practice jerseys went to the 11 defensive starters announced in Monday's depth chart, plus defensive end Cameron Lenhardt.

Nebraska handed out Blackshirts officially on Tuesday with 12 players earning the coveted black practice jerseys.

Some Huskers worked their way into black practice jerseys.

When Nebraska players arrived for Tuesday morning’s practice, Blackshirts were hanging in 12 lockers. Like last year, head coach Matt Rhule and defensive coordinator Tony White awarded the ...

The last three Nebraska football players to get single-digit jerseys are the three known Blackshirts, as well.

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - The final Nebraska football single digit jerseys were announced on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023. For year 1 of the Matt Rhule era, he had the team vote for players who deserved the ...

Soon after adopting the black practice pullovers, the “blackshirt” nickname became synonymous with the Nebraska defense. See the all-time Cornhuskers offense here.

The Blackshirts are a long-standing Husker tradition that involves giving every starter on defense a black pullover practice jersey to differentiate them from the offense.

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - When Jacob Leu took the field for Nebraska Wesleyan’s first preseason practice Thursday night, he was wearing a black, number zero jersey. Not the same beat-up, mesh #55 ...

Part of a tradition that goes back 60 years, the black practice jerseys went to the 11 defensive starters announced in Monday's depth chart, plus defensive end Cameron Lenhardt.

A dozen Nebraska football players found something special hanging in their lockers Tuesday: Blackshirts, the coveted symbol of first-team status on the Huskers' defense.