WATCH: Three Huskers earn single-digit jersey numbers
We’ve previously reported on the importance Matt Rhule and his staff have placed on single-digit numbers. The head football coach is implementing a system that awards single-digit jersey numbers to the toughest players on the team, a tradition he utilized at Temple and Baylor.
“What we decided was 0 through 9 would go to the nine or 10 toughest guys on the team” Rhule said. “When I say ‘toughest’, we define that for the guys. Really the guys who best exemplify what it means to be a Cornhusker, to be accountable, to be dependable, to be tough, hardworking, competitive every single day. As we get into training camp, the players will vote on it, and we hope it becomes a tradition. As we have embraced all the great traditions that are here, hopefully this will be something new that people will get in to.”
The Nebraska reality show ‘A Look N’ (available on YouTube) gave a behind-the-scenes look at three Huskers earning their single-digit jerseys. Those three Huskers are Nash Hutmacher, John Bullock, and Nick Heinrich.
Watch the special moment below.
Nash Hutmacher, John Bullock, and Nick Heinrich receiving their single-digit jerseys #GBR
(Via “A Look N” in YouTube) pic.twitter.com/talKzVIwwT
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