LINCOLN, Neb. (KMTV) As the first week of fall camp comes to a close for the Huskers, a pair of former Blackshirts spoke to the current Nebraska football team on Friday night.
What a great honor tonite 2 stand in front of @HuskerFBNation w/ my brotha @GrantWistrom and talk football! Can’t express how good I feel about HCSF and where we’re headed!11 yrs ago I did a similar talk and a couple guys thought they’d catch a 😴...this time,guys were takin 📝!
— Jason Peter (@jasonpeter) August 11, 2018
Jason Peter and Grant Wistrom had a chance to meet with the Big Red at Memorial Stadium.
Thank you very much Clete and Jim Pillen for getting the jet to make it happen. Thank you @coach_frost for having us back. Very excited for this team. This group of men has the opportunity to be the team that rights the ship.
— Grant Wistrom (@GrantWistrom) August 11, 2018
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The two former NU defensive lineman were on Nebraska's last national championship team in 1997, along with current head coach Scott Frost & Associate A.D. for football Matt Davison.
People ask if I miss football. The answer is yes, but only when I’m back in Lincoln!!! ☠️☠️☠️#gbr pic.twitter.com/EtzFSuAuwQ
— Grant Wistrom (@GrantWistrom) August 11, 2018
And Davison definitely approved of Wistrom & Peter's remarks to the team.
You won’t find more passion for @HuskerFBNation than these two dudes. Message to the team was 💥💥! @jasonpeter @GrantWistrom #Blackshirts ☠️🔴🌽 pic.twitter.com/lvTuBhVVMy
— Matt Davison (@Matt_Davison) August 11, 2018
Nebraska's new director of performance nutrition, Dave Ellis, also tweeted about the speech.
Two Blackshirt Legends Explain Just What Meaningful Accountability Looks Like To The Nebraska Football Team (Grant Wistrom and Jason Peter) #fuelingtactics #fuelNhuskers pic.twitter.com/8RZhqFaHyQ
— David Ellis (@fuelingtactics) August 11, 2018
The Huskers host Akron to open the Scott Frost era on September 1st.
What a great night having @GrantWistrom and @jasonpeter speak to the team tonight. They’re the standard of Blackshirt we need! #Bones https://t.co/jq6NSnxT5W
— Ryan Held (@CoachRHeld) August 11, 2018
