Update (Sunday, Aug. 27) – The Nebraska football program has announced its final round of single-digit jersey recipients with the final three players – all defenders – being the first host of Blackshirts to be revealed for the 2023 season in defensive backs Quinton Newsome and DeShon Singleton, plus defensive lineman Ty Robinson.

Scroll down for the full list of single-digit jersey honorees, plus thoughts from coaches and teammates on each of the 10 players who were voted in.

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Everybody has their own opinion on the new tradition Matt Rhule is aiming to embed into the fabric of the Nebraska football program.

The single-digit jersey number selection may never rise to the same level of notoriety and admiration as the Tunnel Walk, the retired red balloons or throwing the bones. Nonetheless, it has already become the talk of the town – or at least the talk of the Husker message boards – in the first year of its installation.

The way the process is set up gives it some significance – some extra mmmph – and gives us a good peek behind the scenes as to whose voice carries weight in that locker room and who are some of the most relied upon players once they strap ‘em up this fall.

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