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160 Sunday. September 21, 1997 HUSKEREXTRA Page design: Karl Vogel 1 mn. in.mj.i..iliiii.i,l.M.ii.Ji,,lii.l I I I 1 1 v- sN sii' tu i 1 3 A -V, 1. TED KIRKLncdn Journal Star Husker aish end Chad Kelsay (57) celebrates a first quarter sack of Brock Huard. "cBride concerned about bis nlavs BY STEVE SIPPLE Lincoln Journal Star 6 TED KIRKUncoln Journal Star Washington starting quarterback Brock Huard (7) slumps to one knee after being sacked by NU's Grant Wistrom in the first quarter.

Huard left the game with an ankle injury after that series. SEATTLE Nebraska won the marquee matchup 27-14, so Charlie McBride could joke about Washington's big plays on of fense. For the record, the Cornhuskers allowed five plays of 31 yards or more, all on passes. That is typically no laughing matter for a defensive coordinator. But this win was too big for McBride to be overly grumpy.

"It looked like we were trying to tire them out by chasing them down the field and catching them before they got to the goal line," McBride said with a smile. "It looked ugly there for a while." Seriously folks, McBride is con It looked like we were trying to tire them out by chasing them down the field and catching them before they got to the goal line. It looked ugly there for a while. cerned about the 1 big plays Nebraska's young secondary allowed for the second straight RANDY HAMPTONLincdn Journal Star fiame. There Nebraska's Jason Peter (55) and Jay Foreman (44) combine to stop was, however, Huskies tailback Rashaan Shehee (1) for a loss.

consolation in. 61' NU defensive coordinator Charlie McBride 9 ine laci oniy iwo of Washington's big plays led to scores. And that the Huskers allowed only 43 McBRIDE it was ugly .7 Y'f Pi him," McBride said. "They showed some class handling adversity." McBride, though, was pleased with Nebraska's pass rush. The Huskers seldom blitzed their linebackers but wound up with four sacks anyway.

"Toward the end, we were just rushing with our front four, and we still got through a lot," Nebraska defensive tackle Jason Peter said. rushing yards to a team that had been averaging 221 on the ground. Of course, the final score left McBride with a wide grin. Now, however, McBride and his staff will go to work making improvements in a secondary that has allowed 617 passing yards the last two games. 1 if' I I i Considering the caliber of their of- TED KIRKUnooki Journal Star "We have to develop the young Nebraska's Jason Wiltz 9m aets above Washinnton nuarH Ftenii fensive line.

I'm Dleased how we guys," said McBride referring to a (76) and tries to defect a pass rom qUarterback Brock Huard (7). did secondary that starts three sopho- mores and uses two freshmen as top McBride soDhomore the nation nainu-pffi. Senior free safety Erfc Warfield backups. "We're at a point where piayer, racunae nation passing-em- saidtheHuskp.d.rn.pwa-wt(ip ZJa i til I 1' said. "He's got speed and he judges ciency leader -coming in, sprained saw tne nusKers detense was better we re a little afraid to play some of the baU re ta tne jje his ankle late in the firet quarter, fin- than lt was last ek against Cen- those young guys against great ujajg ug look foolish a couple of ishing4-of-8 for 29 yards.

tral Florida, teams. You don really want to test them against teams like Washing- "George Darlington's blood pres- "We underestimated Central Flor- ton." -we had people there (on the sure went down about 35 Wa," he said. "They had a great long pass plays) we just didn't re- (wnen Huard left the game)," quarterback and good receivers. We Receivers like Jerome Pathon, act to tne ba Nebraska Coach McBride joked. didn't play like we could have who was responsible for four of the Tom Osborne said -j nlaved Huskies' big plays The 5-foot-ll, Tomsbornesald- McBride, though, said his blood P13' cni uaA v.KrocW ru: ii pressure went up watching Huard ndMiiiigiuii veiy weu uouiu nave Kaoknn freshman Marnnoa Tniasn.

1 uur aeiensive line piayea randy HAMPTONLincoin joumai star for five receptions for 195 yards. He had even bieeer Dassinc numbers if DacKUP. iesnman Marques lu aso- linpharkpr nlavpri Washington split end Jerome Pathon (24). who caught five passes for entered the game ranked second na- starting quarterback Brock Huard E-XnLJ and the secondary was pretty good. (n in ine tionally with an average of 172.5 re- hadn't been sidelined the final three or We gave up a ew deen fcut 195 yards, tries to elude Husker free safety Mike Brown third quarter.

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r' i I TED KIHKLincoln Joumai Star IAN DOREMUSbncom Journal star Husker fans react to Scott Frost's first touchdown midway through the first quarter. Nebraska's Jay Foreman (44) chases down Washington quarterback Marques Tuiasosopo (1 1) with the help of linebacker Brian Shaw (46)..