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Nebraska football: Aggressiveness being reinstalled in Black Shirts approach

If you have been paying attention to Nebraska football the last few years, you’ve likely noticed a trend. As the defense goes, so goes the Cornhuskers.

That’s why the Huskers have been as bad as they have been. New defensive coordinator, Erick Chinander thinks he has figured out just why the Black Shirts have been among the worst defenses in the country.

The new DC has noticed that he’s had to reinstall a sense of real aggressiveness on the defensive side of the ball. After the team’s Saturday practice, one of the first where the team wore pads, Chinander told the media the biggest adjustment is “learning to play with aggression at all times.