After intimating their imminent release at this morning’s presser, Nebraska has announced the 2017 Blackshirts. These players will don the iconic black jerseys in practices this fall denoting their status as defensive starters. This year’s edition has a tough job ahead of them, sheparding Nebraska’s shift from a 4-3 Defense to a 3-4.
...16 players to receive Blackshirts before Monday’s practice. Others were defensive linemenFreedom Akinmoladun, Khalil Davis, Carlos Davis and Mick Stoltenberg; linebackers Newby, Weber, Dedrick Young II,Mohamed Barry and Alex Davis; cornerbacks Lee, Lamar Jackson and Dicaprio Bootle, and safeties Aaron Williams,Antonio Reed and Joshua Kalu, who also turned 22 on Monday.