Second-year Nebraska football coach Bo Pelini hasn't awarded his defensive starters their Blackshirts this season. He waits for the defense to do something during the season to earn the honor. Nebraska has given up just 28 points in its first four games. No team in the Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A) is giving up fewer points per game than Nebraska.
Pelini wants Nebraska's defense to earn Blackshirts
Wednesday, October 7, 2009 | 12:01 a.m. CDT
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