Among the seven Blackshirts, Huskers' Barry is cutting loose

Nebraska linebacker Mohamed Barry stretches during a 2017 practice.

Measure Mohamed Barry's impact in stats if you like, or measure it in the way he ripped around the field during and after plays against Colorado.

Cut loose from last season's passive defensive scheme, locked into a starting roll, and instructed to attack, Barry played with the emotion of a man with a whole load of pent-up frustration.

"I felt like the energy I felt, I loved that. I ran to the ball. That’s the kind of player I am.