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Nebraska's defensive line enters 2025 with major shoes to fill, can this reshaped unit keep the Blackshirts’ standard alive?

Yes, the Blackshirts held Boston College to 15 points, and one of the touchdowns was hardly the defense’s fault, after a blocked punt set the Eagles up with first and goal at the 2 yard line.

The defense held the Eagles to 47 yards rushing and just a 1.8 yard per rush average. Instead, they tossed the ball 41 times and piled up 301 yards passing.

“The first two years of the Blackshirts, 1964 and 1965, we led the nation in total defense and scoring difference, so after those first two seasons, most everybody around the country knew who ...

Not only does Ohio State have NFL-bound players across the board, but it knows how to exploit defenses. Here's how the Blackshirts are gearing up.

Expectations were always going to be high for the Nebraska defense in 2024. Have the Blackshirts met them?

A dozen Nebraska Cornhuskers defenders have earned a coveted Blackshirt ahead of Saturday's season-opener against UTEP. The Blackshirts were handed out Tuesday morning to the 11 starters on ...

There are 11 starters on defense, but Nebraska gave an extra Blackshirt out to "a low-maintenance, blue-collar guy who knows what to do." ...

There are 11 starters on defense, but Nebraska gave an extra Blackshirt out to "a low-maintenance, blue-collar guy who knows what to do." ...

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.

There are 11 starters on defense, but Nebraska gave an extra Blackshirt out to "a low-maintenance, blue-collar guy who knows what to do." ...