Henery, Harvey and Koehler awarded BlackshirtsHuskers Extra: Life in the Red
By BRIAN CHRISTOPHERSON and GWYNETH ROBERTS / Lincoln Journal Star
Sunday, Dec 27, 2009 - 08:52:07 pm CST
SAN DIEGO— Alex Henery’s reward for his precise punting this year was an oversized jersey.
Hey, he’s not complaining, especially given the meaning of that jersey.
Before Sunday morning’s practice, the junior kicker was one of three Huskers awarded a Blackshirt.
Senior defensive end David Harvey and senior linebacker Colton Koehler were the others who received Blackshirts three days before Nebraska’s Holiday Bowl meeting with Arizona.
Defensive coordinator Carl Pelini noted that it’s tradition for senior defensive players like Harvey and Koehler to receive the prized practice jerseys during bowl week.
“And Alex Henery was quite a weapon for us defensively, how he’s punted and he’s kicked,” Pelini said. “So that was very deserved too.”