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4 Lincoln Journal Star HUSKER EXTRA Page design: Julie Kocr) Sunday, August 31, 1997 IAN DOREMUS bncdn Journal Star Nebraska l-back Ahman Green (30) is all alone at the end of his 45-yard touchdown run in the second quarter Saturday. Green scored twice and had 99 yards rushing on nine carries'. iVe shbw ved QB Frost puts om impress mpro end for 25 yards before scoring NU's first TD of 1997 on a 26-yard run. BY STEVE SIPPLE Lincoln Journal Star MoK.oc- In the end, Nebraska had six ka football players and coaches plays that went for 25 yards or long- he the er. Frost has said wants offense to produce more big plays than it did last season.

talked a lot about the new-and-im-proved Scott Frost Saturday, the 6-foot-3, 220-pound quarterback showed there might be "This is a first step," Frost said. r. We have to keep it going the next something to the rhetoric. Frost, a senior from Wood River, few games. People say the biggest -Jl- posted impressive numbers, and step a team takes is between the v.

A to i i 13 perhaps more importantly, he re- first and second games. We have I ceived a favorable review from Ne- make sure that happens (Sept braska Coach Tom Osborne following the Cornhuskers' 59-14 season-opening victory against Akron in Memorial Stadium. "I thought that maybe he ran the ball better than (last year), and he executed the, options better," Osborne said. "A couple of his. passes could have been better, but golly, you see bad throws on Sundays (in the National Football League)." Frost rushed 11 times for a career-high 123 I thought that maybe he ran the ball better than (last year), and he executed the options better.

A couple of his passes could have been better, but golly, you see bad throws on Sundays (in the National Football League). NU Coach Tom Osborne '-X S. V7 4-''" 'i'-v yards and two touchdowns. He was against Central Florida), and then 7-for-13 passing for 67 yards. He was we have to take another big step for never sacked and never turned over the Washington game (5ept 20).

Nebraska's Nos. 2 and 3 quarter- the ball. Mni, tho ho nffnC backs, redshirt sophomore Frankie was better," Frost said. "The timing fndon man Bobby and speed on the options were bet- j.j...l..,.i......,.A..,......,..i.w..-r.. London, who has been impressive ter.

I think we're ahead of where we i 1 TEO KIRKLmcdn Journal Star the entire preseason, had a career were last year at this point." Husker center Josh Heskew aives Quarterback Scott Frost an escort downfield on a trairhHnwn nm in thp firct ni mrtor Rati irHaw a rOn Nebraska's first possession, including a 51-yard burst, and con Memorial Stadium. Frost finished with a career-high 123 yards rushing on 11 carries. He added 67 yards on 7-of-1 3 passing as the Huskers Frost guided an 11-play, 49-yard pleting 4 of 5 passes for 90 yards. rolled up 644 yards In a 59-1 4 victory against Akron. drive that ended with Kris Brown ranKie auamiea weii ana man- 1 i missing a 38-yard field goal attempt aged the team well, and those had wide-right.

The Huskers, however, been areas where he was deficient scored on their next nine posses- (last year), Osborne said. Newcombe, playing in a mop-up sions, eight of which ended touch role, completed his only pass for 15 downs. Si. cm in ih0 hnrwu itn iinn yards and rushed seven times for 32 1 TED KIRKLincdn Journal Star Tom Osborne (right), who Saturday began his 25th season as Nebraska football coach, discusses a fourth-down call with quarterback Scott Frost (7) and tight end Sheldon Jackson (88). a 1 1 1 second series), and three or four of yars' including a 22-yarder us, basically said the first series bth Lndn wasn't good enough," Frost said.

Newcombe has a of Basically, we were just a little rus- ra talent Frost gaid tyand had to get the cobwebs out. lhink Nebraska is going to be in good Frost sparked Nebraska on its shape at quarterback for a few second series, running around right years." 0" fir. pi 4 -nul IK 4 A 7- 'if BANDY HAMPTON Irtcoln Journal Star Four-year-old Alex Baxter of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, uses the Memorial Stadium water fountain to cool off during Saturday's sultry weather. fc-vx. -k v.

1, s'- I 4 'i -Ak. 1 7 t- 4 TED KIRKLmcoln Journal Star Defensive tackle Jason Wiltz (99) celebrates stopping Akron's Greg Lomax (27) for no gain in the first quarter as NU teammates Eric Johnson (1) and Grant Wistom (98) watch Saturday. Wiltz accounted for three unassisted tackles in NU's 59-1 4 victory..