Long before they lined up next to each other on the best Nebraska defense ever, Jason and Christian Peter almost ended their on-the-field relationship because of off-the-field problems.
“I was a freshman and Christian was a redshirt sophomore and we were living together in an apartment and we got in the car to head to the training table for dinner,” Jason Peter said. “He had just had a really good game against Oklahoma and everybody was praising him.
“I let go with, ‘So what if you got a bunch of garbage tackles, you’re a garbage player,” Jason said.