Among the Nebraska connections to Illinois football is freshman tight end Tanner Hollinger, a Cross County High School ...

Learn more about how the Nebraska defense got the nickname 'Blackshirts' - a tradition that began in 1964 when an assistant coach used black pullovers to differentiate between offensive and ...

A text from Marques Buford was the push that coach Matt Rhule needed. The Nebraska football team has two new Blackshirts as it comes out of the bye week. Junior defensive back Ceyair Wright and ...

Sam McKewon, with the Omaha World-Herald, breaks down Nebraska’s loss to UCLA on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024. LINCOLN — The gold helmets refused ... Rhule gathered the Blackshirts early to remind ...

The story of this game was defense. The Blackshirts held Boston College to 47 yards on the ground with an 0-for-4 mark on fourth down.