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don Lincoln Journal Star HUSKERS Page design: JuHe Koch Sunday, September 17. 1995 SS Slit tt ,..2. VJ i attttSZmmmn Hi aXi? Siiiinmtiliilfti' mnninm i -tm mini i 'i i wi mw RANDY HAMPTONUncom Journal Star Arizona State's Scott Von der Ahe pulls NU quarterback Tommie Frazier out of bounds after a 9-yard 'run in the first quarter Saturday. r- i-V- 11 Frazier answers ASU flag, iritics with superb passing BY KEN HAMBLETON Lincoln Journal Star Frazier's best passing days TD i I Yds 206 206 191 167 161 Comp-Att-Int 12- 28-0 13- 24-2 7-10-1 7-17-1 6-11-0 Game 1993 Texas Tech 1994 Florida State 1995 Arizona State 1993 Colorado 1992 Kansas Arizona State's football team ran onto the field at Memorial Stadium led by a player waving a flag that said "Arizona State. Bring on the Pain." Tommie Frazier claimed he didn't see the flag, but he did more than oblige.

IAN DOREMUSUncom Journal Star i Nebraska's senior quarterback had his third-best day "I felt fine-" he said- "This is Division I football, and passing, hitting 7 of 10 passes for 191 yards, two touch- vou expect to take some hits and take some pain. I'm A Nebraska's Michael Booker uses his inside position to break up a pass intended for Arizona State downs and one interception. Combined with passes by of sore ght now-But 1 feel Ed. You know what I receiver Isaiah Mustafa on the Sun Devils'- first possession of the game Saturday. harknns Rrnok Rprrinppr and Matt Turman anri hv T- mean.

Clinton Childs, Nebraska enjoyed its sixth-best Frazier had his first pass juggled but hit tight end passing day ever. Mark Gilman on a 22-yard pass to set up Nebraska's sec- ond score of the game. He scored on a 15-yard run be- "There was some frustration in all the negative pub- hind tackle Adam Treu. He then fell to second in passing licity we got this week around here," Frazier said. "The momentarily, when Childs threw a 33-yard pass to answer we could give was to play our best and pro- ter Johnson, but regained the lead on a 27-yard touch-vp we were ready to go and get rid of the doubts about down pass to.wingback Jon Vedral for Nebraska's us.

fourth touchdown of the first quarter. On the next drive, -I-I watched and read about how our whole program fneJaarn. SiSKi--" 3 Ivfas in trouble because of a few incidents, and that 10-yard pass to set up a touchdown by Jeff Makovicka. made me mad. People were saying we are Miami or Ok- "Clinton -threw that pretty good, and since he lahoma of the past, and they were saying that Coach Os- 1-for-l, he has a better percentage than I do now, Fra-.

borne wasn't doing it right. Well, he's a great coach and said jokingly. "Those I-backs dream of doing that. he's the reason I'm here." They're getting hit all the time and they love to pass. ijFrazierpraisedhisteammatesandOsbornefortheir JJ 'reaction to the incidents involving charges of assault JtuttXJ Against I-backs Lawrence Phillipsind Damon Benning, Pass to Baul and a ard touchdown run-ajid earlier charges of attempted second-degree mur- "We felt like everything Coach Osborne called der against receiver Riley Washington.

worked," Frazier said. "The dive pass, the option, the power and the draws. We were so well-prepared for this "We made a statement that even though we lost a game, and we had so much to draw from. Arizona State great player (Phillips), we can overcome adversity," he plays 11 guys within 10 yards of the line of scrimmage, Ah iZ' said. "This team did it last year when I was out.

They're so we hit them deep. They respected that and sat back a SC aomg ngni now. bit, so we ran the options, wnen tney went alter mat we went to the draws, the option passes and other things." Of the positive notes, playing football was foremost in Frazier's mind. Frazier did make a mistake and threw his first inter- ception of the season when Arizona State's Derek Smith "It felt so good to play and run the offense the way intercepted a pass in the third quarter. we wanted," he said.

"I didn't even see the linebacker there," Frazier said. Frazier missed most of the last three quarters of Nebraska's 50-10 win over Michigan State a week ago with Since Frazier was scheduled to play one series in the a thigh bruise. There was a question whether he third quarter, and it was interrupted by the interception, could even play against Arizona State, and he wasn't an- he returned for one final drive that ended at the 'Arizona nounced as the starter until Thursday afternoon. State 20-yard line. At) i '-rwTinmni Ma-ii i iuf-'trr: JIM JOHNSONLincoln Journal Star NU freshman Ahman Green (30) takes off downfield escorted by teammate Jon Vedral (25) after taking' a nanaotT trom i ommie r-razier saturaay.

ureen tinisneo witn 1 1 1 yaros on i a carries. m4 I ZaiC 11 it i -i I J-r-t i 9 warn 1 IM 14 1 V. 1 iJ 4- s.ss 1 ijr -v ASSOCIATED PRESS A Nebraska head coach Tom Osborne diagrams; plays for his offense in the first quarter of the Huskers' 77-28 victory against Arizona State Saturday at Memorial Stadium. i RANOV HAMPTONUncom Journal Star Nebraska tight end Mark Gilman pulls down a pass in front of Arizona State's Thomas Simmons (9) Saturday. The reception was followed by Jeff Makovicka's 13-yard touchdown run at the end of the first quarter.

TED KIRKUnoom Journal Star A Nil's Jeff Ogard (97) bats down a pass by ASU's Jake Rummer Saturday..