Frost is old school! He is going to have the black practice jerseys starting with the first spring practice when they go offense vs defense.
The first 11 guys on the field will get the jerseys. As players substitute in and out, they will change jerseys. These black jerseys will not be assigned to any one player during spring practice, nor fall practice.
The Monday of the first game week is when the starters will find out who they are and they will get to wear the black jerseys to practice in as long as they are first string and on the field practicing.
As the defense switches from the base to nickel, the players that come in and out will then exchange jerseys, so the 11 players on the field for the first team defense will always be wearing black jerseys.
There will be no more of this "awarding Blackshirts" crap as it will be just a jersey worn by the first string defense while they are on the field playing against the offense.
The tradition coalition will love it because as George Kelly once said, "There probably wasn't a day when we didn't make switches."
For those that don't know who George Kelly, he was the defensive line coach for Nebraska from 1960 to 1968.