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By Ross Hecox and
Wesley Poston
The Battalion
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he University of Nebraska
sits quietly on Interstate 80
in the extreme eastern cor-
er of Nebraska.
Quietly, that is, until six select
utumn afternoons during the
wtball season come around.
That’s when the Nebraska
ornhuskers, the two-time
efending national champions,
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Jniversity of Nebraska
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bunded: 1869
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iiities through Stadium: Memorial
Stadium. Seats 72,700.
1995 record: 12-0
Lettermen returning: 60
Lettermen lost: 22
Returning starters: 14
Titles won: four national
titles and 41 Big 8 titles
Stadium fills with so many
crazed fans that it becomes the
third-largest collection of people
in the state, behind the cities of
Omaha and Lincoln.
Fresh off a 62-24 trouncing of
Florida in the 1996 Fiesta Bowl, the
Cornhuskers are poised to make
yet another run at the title, and
their student body of 23,854,
stands fully behind them.
The university’s size has
grown leaps and bounds since it
was founded in 1869 in the state
capital of Lincoln. Since then,
the University of Nebraksa cam
puses have started in Omaha
and Kearney, but the main cam
pus remains the state’s only
land-grant university.
Football is by far the most
popular event in the state, hands
down. The Cornhuskers have
sold out 208 consecutive home
football games.
While Texas A&M’s first view
of Nebraska won’t come until
September 29th when the Lady
Aggie Soccer Team takes on the
Lady Cornhuskers in Lincoln,
the Aggies can catch a glimpse of
the Uuskers’ football dominance
in the headlines.
And Nebraska is once again
expected to top the headlines dur
ing the upcoming season.
When the Big 8 Conference
closed its doors for good, Nebraska
held a firm grip on the last five con
ference championships and a 25-
game winning streak.
For Nebraska to three-peat as
national champs, it must over
come six teams that played in a
bowl game last year, and the
loss of dynamic quarterback
Tommie Frazier.
The Cornhuskers will also
University of Missouri
igers reach for first winning season since 1983
sity Sports Inform^
:ackles per loss,
By Michael Landauer
The Battalion
he Big 12 Championship
game may determine the
best team in the conference,
t with two divisions, there may
no way to figure out which
am is the worst. For the
niversity of Missouri Tigers,
eked to finish last in the north
vision of the new super confer-
ice, that may be for the best.
Considered a “public ivy,”
fissouri’s emphasis is securely
:ed on academics. Founded in
139, Missouri was the first public
jstitution of higher education
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^er without nud 995 record: 3-8-0
football season c Mermen returning: 41
<SU campus colic ,ettermen lost: 19
Wildcat teamy|eturning starters: 20
itles won: Big Six
inference Champions
tree times, Big Eight
Ttinue its success
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record-setting
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_iding Nebraska
west of the Mississippi.
But despite a strong academic
focus, Missouri has also won 500
football games, including eight
bowl victories in 19 appearances.
Unfortunately, recent history has
not been so kind.
In his third year at the helm,
Head Coach Larry Smith looks to
turn around a program that hasn’t
had a winning season since 1983.
The effort has focused on major
weaknesses of the past — a defense
that couldn’t make the big plays
and a lackluster running attack.
The Tigers’ young secondary
could be one of the nation’s best
in years to come, but Smith is
looking to complement that
strength by refitting the defensive
line and overcoming a lack of
depth at linebacker.
With two returning linebackers
and an all-American safety
prospect on the rehab list, the
Tigers’ defense may need some
time to develop its depth.
Tailback Brock Olivo is the
Tigers’ big gun, with 985 yards
rushing and six touchdowns last
season. Only a junior, Olivo has
1,700 career yards.
But Olivo is not alone in the
Tigers’ rushing arsenal. Almost all
of the team’s running game from
last season is returning to
improve its 200 yards per game
average behind a more experi
enced offensive line.
Although 10 of 11 offensive
players are returning, the Tigers’
offense lacks a clear leader.
Sophomores Corby Jones and Kent
Skornia have emerged with the
best chance of leading the attack.
Jones started the last five
games at quarterback for
Missouri. He added an option
threat to the offense and ran for
368 yards, the third-highest ever
for a Tiger freshman.
Skornia is a proven passer, with
230 passing yards and a pair of
touchdowns in limited action last
year. His height (6 feet, 4 inches)
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tragically died last April in an air
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Five starters return on
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son, is expected to take over the
Multiple-I offense.
Running back Lawrence
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but the backfield will remain
strong with sophomore Ahman
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of the Year ran for 1,086 yards,
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The Cornhuskers lost three
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Farley, an All-American and
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Seniors Jamel Williams and Jon
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linebacker unit.
Defensive ends Jared Tomich
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Americans last year. Tomich
recorded 10 sacks and 12 tackles for
losses, while Wistrom gathered
four sacks and 15 tackles for losses.
The secondary loses two
starters, but returns senior strong
safety Mike Minter and senior cor-
nerback Michael Booker.
Tailback Brock Olivo
gives him an advantage over Jones
(6 feet, 1 inch) in the pocket, but
he weighs in 17 pounds lighter
than Jones and needs to improve
as a runner.
In its rebuilding stage, Missouri
probably won’t get much of the
attention showered on the
nation’s newest premier confer
ence. But a low profile.has not
stopped Missouri from trying to
play the role of spoiler to the
country’s best teams.
Missouri’s most recent claim to
fame is their infamous 1990 game
against Colorado.
Near the end of the game, the
Tigers led 31-27, but Colorado
had a first-and-goal from the
three-yard line. After a run up the
middle to the one-yard line,
Colorado took a time out, but the
referees failed to change the down
marker. Three plays later, on a
now-famous “fifth” down,
Colorado won the game on a one-
yard quarterback sneak.
Although a winning record
may not be in the cards, with an
experienced team, the Tigers’
could still be a spoiler. And
Missouri’s chances to play that
role may improve significantly
with good officiating.
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