Not all traditions surrounding the Nebraska football program are limited to the exploits of the team on game day. The Huskers' football team leads all university sports programs in the country with 99 Academic All-Americans. Long before college and pro teams started organizing "white-outs" and "black-outs", in which nearly the entire stadium's fans are clad in the same color, Nebraska fans have been religiously wearing red to every Husker game.
Of course there are specks of white and, more often black after the introduction of Blackshirts apparel , but the predominant color is red—scarlet red to be exact. Not only do Husker fans create a sea of red in Memorial Stadium but, as a fanbase that is famous for traveling well, they've been known to create a sea of red in their opponents' stadium. In September , an estimated 40, red-clad Husker fans invaded South Bend and snatched up almost a third of the seats for the clash between Nebraska and Notre Dame.
While 10, of the fans remained outside the stadium, the other 30, cut a swath of red inside. Current AD and legendary former coach Tom Osborne had this to say about the "invasion":. Naturally, the effect is more awe-inspiring in Lincoln where the red-clad fans sway their arms, rhythmically clap along to "Hail Varsity" after every touchdown and hold up their shoes before every kickoff. All manner of relatives have have followed each other's footsteps to don the Scarlet and Cream.
The names even extend in the coaching ranks. Besides the obvious—brothers Bo and Carl Pelini—offensive line and associate head coach Barney Cotton has two sons, Jake and Ben, in the Nebraska program. The recruiting class includes a third son, Sam, a tight end from Lincoln Southeast.
Their father, besides being a Nebraska coach, played on both sides of the ball for NU from He later went on to play nine seasons in the NFL, six for St. Identical twin brothers, Josh and Daniel Bullocks stalked the Nebraska secondary in the early part of this decade.
Others have a surprisingly long Husker lineage. Bo and Barrett Ruud can count their father, two uncles and even their great-grandfather, who played between and , as fellow former Huskers. He stepped up and out of the shadow of Tommie Frazier and led the Huskers to seven consecutive wins during the pivotal National Championship season. With a possible NFL career in his future, Berringer's life was tragically cut short by a plane crash in Only 75 emoji are allowed.
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