When looking for leaders on the Nebraska football team's defense, one need look no further than Vincent Shavers Jr. That was made official earlier this week when he was handed one of the single-digit jerseys by head coach Matt Rhule.
It's not just that Shavers is a leader. He's also someone who new defensive coordinator John Butler sees as typifying the Blackshirts. Butler talked a bit about that earlier this summer when he met with the Big Ten Network.
Vincent Shavers Jr. earns single-digit as John Butler defines Nebraska football's Blackshirts’ physical identity
“I think the identity of the Blackshirts has always got to start with just an incredible level of physicality.