LINCOLN, Neb. -- His late grandfather's United States Marine Corps ring hangs from the mirror of Zack Darlington's F-150 XLT SuperCrew, alongside the dog tags left over from high school football, adorned with a call to exhibit honor, excellence and effort.
No more appropriate representation of Darlington could exist.
When the Nebraska quarterback-turned-receiver and placeholder announced Jan. 30 that he would forgo his final season of eligibility to join the U.S. Army, his 189-word post on social media told only a fraction of the story.
I'd like to say thank you for everything, I'll always be a Husker!