Fordham’s Tim DeMorat (17) gets sacked by Nebraska’s Quinton Newsome (6) on Sept. 4 at Memorial Stadium.
Steven M. Sipple and Parker Gabriel deliver the latest Two-Minute Drill from Memorial Stadium on Tuesday.
Sure, Quinton Newsome was probably disappointed when his position was the only one on the top line of Nebraska’s defense to not earn a Blackshirt back in August.
The Huskers handed out 12 that day, actually, and Newsome’s cornerback position was not among those to get one.
But now, as NU prepares for its eighth game, Newsome’s wardrobe has changed. He was awarded a Blackshirt last week, with the news becoming public Tuesday.
“I would say it motivated me a lot,” Newsome said. “It really made me go harder, and I just knew if I kept working and kept going, that one day it will come.”
That day is here, as Newsome became the 13th Husker defender to earn a Blackshirt. The sophomore joins veteran defensive backs Deontai Williams, Marquel Dismuke and Cam Taylor-Britt as members of the Blackshirt family.
“It felt amazing. Just knowing that my teammates and my coaches felt like I deserved it, it was a big thing for me,” Newsome said.
Newsome has started every game at cornerback this season, making 35 tackles, a sack, and two tackles for loss while breaking up two passes.
He’s also brought stability to the corner position opposite Taylor-Britt.
“He’s been doing a great job of steady climbing the ladder,” NU defensive backs coach Travis Fisher said Tuesday. “Week in and week out, he’s just steady improving.”
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