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CD Lincoln Journal Star Saturday, August 29, 1998 NEBRASKA-LOUISIANA TECH roster. Louisiana Tech No. Nam Yr. roster 1 Frank London 180 Jr. No.

Name HL Pos aOPERNETTER 6 CHEATHAM 3 Davison 1 Derrick Parker 2 Montoya Gipson 3 Larry Wnght 4 Daniel Willis W. DB DB DB 180 So. 190 180 So. 180 Fr. 210 So.

200 4 Wk 1 6 Chartes Bowman 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 7 8 Demond Fluster Mike Duiijs Matt Davison KeyuoCraver DeAngeto Evans Mb Boettnar -Shevm Wiggns DeJuan Grace Kenny Cheatham Eric Crouch BnanMorro i 7 Brian Stallwortt! OB 200 Sr. 63 STEWART WL Vr, 228 Sr.v 200 Fr. 185 Sr; 186 Sr. .180 205 Fr. 190 180 Sr.

220 Fr. 190 Fr. 200 Fr. 195 195 175 Fr: 185 Sr. 228- Sr.

185 210 200 180. Fr. Sr. Fr. Sr.

jl 03BROCEU. 1 Parkar 75 KoibnofysA 180 So. 638HERMAN 8 JonnOtoson 8 Wilson Thomas 9 Monte Christo 9 Khari Reynolds 10 Brandon Quindt 11. Jerome Peterson 12 Bobby Newcombe MKMQ SSCkMk en 298SON 8 Wright RB WR QB DS OB i-QB WR WR. WR DB FB DB LB DB DB 8 John Simon 9 PaulJenkins i 10 Wesley Pate 11 CkntWilkerson 13 Tim Rattay 14 Andy Robinson ,15 Cednc Williams 16 Troy Edwards 17 Steven Hampton 18 James Watson 19 Marlon Ford 20 Terence Wilson 21 Arthur Jefferson 22 Bobby Ray Tell 23 Clint Davis 24 Jason Armstrong 25 Seki Alofipo 26 Mark Thomas 27 Frederick Lewis 28 Kevm Pond 29 Dewey Simpson 198 Fr.

200 Fr. 195 Sr. 185 So. 200 So. 185 Jr.

195 So. 170 Fr. 245 So. 190 Sr. 205 Fr.

230 So. 185 So. 195 So. 12 13 Anon Turner Carlos Pok i 40 MAKOVTCKA 81 HARRINGTON 42Fredrtc 200 180 Jr. Jr.

36BUCKHALTER SSAMxandw 68 HESKEW 64Fukta 12NEWCOMDE JOnuctt 16 210 Sr. 04 PITTS BSC. Will 6-0 6-2 6-0 6-1 5- 11 6- 2 5-10 5- 11 6-3 6-1 6-1 6-5 5-11 5-10 5- 9 6- 2 64 5- 10 54 6- 0 6-10' 5-10 5-11 5-10 5-10 5-10 5- 11 6-0 5- 8 6- 1 6-1 6-4 5-11 5-10 5- 8 6- 1 6-2 5- 11 6- 1 6-2 6-3 6-1 6-2 5- 9 6- 0 6-3 6-2. 72 GESSFORD SHooheMn CB 6 BOWMAN 43 Gray Poa WB W3 DB SE DB IB Ftov WB DB SE QB SE WR QB LCB Rov RCB QB RCB MLB WB FS FB LCB QB PK PPK SE LCB FS SE LCB Rov RCB FB SL8 RCB IB Rov WLB WB FS WLB RCB PK Rov SE WB IB FB IB SLB FB FS .30 Roderick Pernetter CB 200 210 200 185 Jr. Fr.

Fr. Fr. C9 NUNNERY 5Uoyd 200 So. 190 So. 25ALOF1PO 32 Terry Pratt -fB 33 Suaese Ta ase LB 34 Kevin Johnson RB 35 Michael John Lenard DB 36 Brandon Avance LB 37 Willie Sheopard RB 38 Tramaine Brown DB 39 Terrence Jefferson CB 40 Jason Owens RB 48Bmdford 68 SCHWAB 68 Volt 88 a JACKSON 19 FORD 85 DEMM t.

tt F. Lewto irmm mmt ymm m'-'-vi Hff 14 Lance Brown 14 Dion Booker 15 Willie Miller 18 ErwinSwiney 16 Jay Runty 17 Dan Hadenfekft 17 Chuck Tack 17 Scott Aguglia 18 JeffHemje 19 Clint Finley 20 Tom Beveridge 20 Wes Woodward 21 Mike Brown 22 Ralph Brownll 22 Ben Kingston 23 Bill Lafleur 23 Steve Raymond 24 Mattlckes 24 AlikTUIery 25 Joe Walker 26 MarkVedral 26 Casey Vanderhoef 27 GregMcGraw 27 Eric Johnson 28 Josh Anderson 28 Chaos Long 29 Gregg List 29 PatFriesen 30 Paul Fulan Fr. Jr. Jr. Jr.

Sr. Jr. Fr. 185 205 185 240 200 215 200 205 41 Gerome Wallace LB -42 Adrian Frederks 43 Bobby Gray 44 Boone- I LB DB DE 14 BROWN i SWIggkw Fr. I OiliM iSstaii S'jjjji i limaS vdaHi.

ttu-iis 'fcaa, a 45, Curtis Randall LB 200 So. 200 Fr. 190 So. 46 Delwyn Daigre WR 4 47 Lvle Henley LB 220 Sr. 185 Sr.

175 Jr. 185 Jr. 180 Jr. 180 So. 222 Sr.

235 Sr. 212 Fr. 190 Fr. 215 Fr. 185 Fr.

185 Fr. 180 Fr. 215 222 Fr. 228 Sr. 205 Fr.

235 So. 220 Fr. 200 Fr. 236 Sr. 217 Jr 210 Jr.

265 Sr. 205 Fr. 225 Jr, 285 So? 215 So. 260 Jr, 240 So. 240 Fr.

220 Fr. 285 Fr. 255 295 Jr. 280 So. 225 Fr.

280 310 Jr. 210 Jr. 285 Sr. 242 Jr. 285 Fr.

300 Fr. 200 205 Jr. Jr. FB -LBV, DL .48 Tyler Lasselgne 49 Brian Bradford 50. Rodney Lloyd 60 "AndriusVrtto 180 So.

200 So. LB 51 1 Damon Harrington LB SI. rr.t-r 52 Wax Landrv OL 16 EDWARDS 220 185 180 215 215 168WEY-8 Reynolds 17 31 31 Dahrran Dledrick Chris Cietocha S3 Quincy Stewart 54. 'Steve Walker' 55 Scott McMurray i 68 foster Bradberry 57 Blake Smith 58 Shawn Murff LB DL LB DL LB OL'. 32 Travis Soucie 32 LeviMehl 32 Tyrone Uhlir 200 So.

195 Fr. 210 Fr. 200 So. 250 So. 205 Fr.

59 Desmond Nunnery DL 33 Mitch Ebke 67 CHADKELSAY 83 Vtflden Boson 61 David St. Mane 27 JOHNSON OL 60 J. i 6-1 6-6 6-1 6-4 6-3 6-3 5- 11 6-4 6-3 6-3 6-4 6-3 6-4 6-7 6-1 6-3 5- 11 6- 6 6-3 6-3 6-6 6-4 6-5 778KAPURA WHuJH 66 KOONTZ 78RUMid 62 Joey Morgan 63 Carim Thomas 65. Rob Koontz 66 Joey Chustz 67 Nathan Darby 68 Josh-Yankowsky 72 Matt Tyler DE OL OL LB OL DL 240 195 240 205 190 Fr. Fr.

Fr. Sr. Fr. Li 26 WALKER 29 List 73 Logan Hulett OL 75 Shannon Babineairx OL i 76 E.J. Scruqgs 225 So.

215 Jr. 215 So. 250 So. 190 So. 300 Jr.

301 Jr OL OL OL OL 44 FOREMAN 13Pok 200 230 Jr. Sr. HI 6-0 5-10 5- 11 6-0 6-0 5- 9 6-0 5-11 5- 11 6- 4 6-0 5-9 5- 11 6- 5 6-0 5- 10 6- 0 5-7 64 5- 10 6- 3 5- 11 6- 1 6-0 6-0 64 5- 11 64 6- 1 6-0 5-11 64 54 5-10 5- 9 6- 1 5-11 64 5-10 5-11 5-10 5-11 5-10 5- 8 6- 1 5-8 64 64 6- 0 5-11 64 5-11 5- 11 64 6- 0 6-1 64 5- 10 6- 3 5- 9 6- 5 5-10 5- 11 64 6- 0 6-2 6-0 5-11 5-11 5- 11 64 6- 1 5- 11 6- 3 64 6-1 5- 11 64 6- 1 6-1 6-1 64 6-1 64 5- 11 64 6- 1 6-4 6-2 6-2 6-3 6-3 6-2 6-3 6-4 6-3 6-3 6-2 6-2 6-4 6-1 6-3 6-3 6-6 6-5 6-2 6-3 6-5 6-2 6-2 6-4 6-5 64 6-4 8-0 6-3 6-2 5- 11 6- 1 6-2 5- 9 6-4 64 6-6 6-1 6-4 6-3 6-4 6-2 6-2 6-5 6-3 6-5 6-3 6-5 64 6-1 6-2 64 6-3 6-4 6-4 WARREN FS- TFE 61 ST. MARIE 13 RATTAY i 20WL80N 22 TELL 7 78 Brown 10Wsde I 32 Pratt SSknon W- 84RUCKEB' t'fflM WUi IfeWPil 46DAWRE-PSfSf fill lillWt 225 So. 225 Fr.

190 So. 235 So. 21 M. BROWN 14 Booker 220 240 Sr. Sr.

Sr. 240 180 So. 215 Jr. 77 Robert Skapura 78 Selby Brown 79 Randy Richard 80- Corey Berlin--81 Sean Cangelosi 82 1 Jelant Lewis 83 James Jordart 84 Marlon Chambers 85 David Newman 88' Allen Stark 87 Trey Mcintosh 88 Devon Long 89 Kerry Davis 90 Rod Johnson '91 KisoAab 92 Justin Durbin 93 Jarrett Procell Otis Pitts 98 Chris Willis' 98 Mickey Clark 99 Jerome King Ohns Sanders Dusty Flowers Eric Gibson John Pruitt Kevin Magee KevmMcGiven i Michael Fredieu 46 SHAW 87 Ortiz 220 220 Fr. Jr.

WR WR WR. WR TE TE WR TE WR WR DL DE TE DE DL DE DL DL OL RBS. IB 1 QB WR DE OL ji 16WUMMS eiCsnostosJ A 87 Mcintosh 215 So. 230 Fr. 220 So.

210 Sr. 285 300 Fr; 165 Fr. 200 160 Fr: 210 Fr: 275 Sri 255 So. 200 Jr. 170 Sr; 165 Fr.

210 240 Fr: 235 Fr? 275 Jr.1 285 Sr. 265 Jn 240 So." 270 260 200 Fr. 220 fr 185 Fr 180 Fr. 185 Fr; 230 Fr, 275 Frigs so; 175 Fr. 190 Fr, 205 Ft: 225 Fr.

86 Newman II 22 R. BROWN 5- 10 6- 4 5- 7 6- 3 6-8 6-7 6-3 6-7 5-10 5- 11 6- 1 6-1 6-4. 6-3 6-1 6-3 6-3 6-4 6-4 6-0 6-11 6-1 6-0 5- 11 6- 2 6-5 6-2 60 6-2 6-0 5- 10 6- 1 111 83 JORDAN 81Censloet fi ll m. ia itd mm vid eo0 mailt mm hAiom faiiii Lfimmdikeiim mi m4 iimmm, mm i iA 235 290 220 220 Jr. Jr.

Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. 33 Sasho Becvarovskl TE 33 Josh Brown PK 34 Brandon Roth MLB 34 DanWhite; IB XhrisKelsay RE 35 Kite Brown i PK 35 Shawn McGamt WB i- 38 CorreHBuckhalter IB 37 -Tony Ortiz SLB 37 Hank Piening FB 38 Dan Alexander', IB 38 -Eric Fischer Rov 39 Ben Buettenback MLB 40 "Billy Legate FB 41 Baker WLB 42 -Jon Penny MLB 42 Troy Watchom FS 43 "John Murphy TE 43 Russell Froehllch SLB 44 Jay Foreman MLB 45 "JoelMakovicka FB 45 BradHamik FS 46 Brian Shaw SLB 46 NfekGragert FB 47 Josh Kohl WLB 48 Jeremy Stanistav FB 48 Jamie Burrow MLB MLB 49 Hogrefa SLB 50 Julius Jackson WLB 51 'Matt Baldwin 52 "Jon Coyne MLB 53 -Chris Gustafson SLB 54 Dominic Raiola 54 Matt Shook OL 55 Russ Hochstein OG 55 JonClanton DL 57 ChadKelsay LRE 8DaveVolk OT 58 Wes Cody OL 59 Josh Heskew 61 Brandt Wade OG 63 "James Sherman OG 64 Steve Altstadt OG 65 -Jason Schwab OT 68 Jon Rutherford OG 67 Nate Korterman OL 68 Jeff Clausen OT 69 AdamJulch OT 70 1 Matt McGinn DT 70 Jason Lohr DL 71 -Justin Smith RRE 72 Ben Gessford OG 73 JimTansey OT 74 Mike Green OT 74 Lormie Fulton OT 75.KyleKoHmorgen OT 76 Billy Diekmann OT 77BobbyGiH NT 78; Aaron Havtovio 79 Chris Saalfeld OG 60-Billy Haafke SE 80'EricRyan LRE 81 "Aaron Wills RRE 82 Sean Appteqate WB 300 285 280 SO.

280 Fr. Today's tiey Mike Donham Orlando Dickerson WR Scott Maddox WR Trent Wierick Brad Cobb Mike Tubb Shane Rollins LB LB 250 280 255 290 300 295 275 300 290 300 305 315 270 275 240 290 310 290 Sr. Fr. Fr. Sr.

Sr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Fr.

Fr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Fr.

Fr. Sr. Jr. Fr. 250 So.

290 Fr. 285 So. 275 So. 280 Jr. 280 So.

190 235 250 190 Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr. 260 So.

83 -Kyle Vanden Bosch LRE 180 Jr. 83 "Craig Fischer 250 215 250 Sr. Fr. Jr. 230 So.

245 Sr. 285 So. 215 Sc RRE TE TE TE TE NT TE- DT LB DT RRE. 84,. Mike Rucker 84 Jon Bowling 85 T.

J. DeBates 88 Jackson 89 Lua Almanzar 90MraceyWistrom 60 Casey Nelson 90i Tony Tata 91'- Loran Kaiser 92'' Travis Toline 250 240 Fr. I i mtUii 'ii i tl Vll .1 280 So. 245 Sr. 245 So.

240 So. NEBRASKA VS. 1998 SEASON A new starting quarterback and l-back and four new offensive line starters seem to be the key to Nebraska taking a shot at winning a fourth national championship in five years. But the real key may be Nebraska finding the replacement in heart, desire and leadership lost when Grant Wistrom and Jason Peter were picked in the first round of the NFL draft. Players and coaches say the leadership is there.

Only time and tight games will tell. FRANK SOLICH VS. TOM OSBORNE Solich has a stack of history facing him. Tom Osborne was unmatched in college football history. But Osborne had to overcome the Devaney legend and finally did.

Following the storied leaders in college sports Is not easy see Gary Gibbs at Oklahoma, Ray Perkins at Alabama, Earle Bruce at Ohio State and Bob Davie at Notre Dame. But Solich knows the Nebraska offense as well as he possibly can and he has the help of longtime assistants Milt Gill, Dan Young and Ron Brown. On defense, Solich has the help of defensive coordinator Charlie McBrkJe, secondary coach George Darlington, linebacker coach Craig Bohl and rush ends coach Nelson Barnes. For that reason, the Black Shirt defense will be as good' as ever. SOLICH VS.

GARY CROWTON Louisiana Tech Coach Crowton has a vast background in offensive football. He coached with the best and the brightest, including LaVeB Edwards (BYU), Mike Holmgren (now of the Green Bay Packers), Jack Bicknell (formerly of -Boston College) and Tom Coughlin (now with the Jacksonville Jaguars). Louisiana Tech has plenty of offense and the people to execute the wide- passing attack that really has not been stopped. Solich took over as head coach and offensive coordinator. He knows how the option -offense works.

Crowton knows how to win. Solich should be no stranqer to the task. BOBBY neWcombe VS. TECH DEFENSE AND CRITICS Newcombe said he understands more about criticism after taking a psychology course this summer. 1 understand the difference between actor and actor-observer, and the actor-observer bias.

I see the key block thrown by Joel Makovicka or the cut-back block by Lance Brown or the holes opened up by Josh Heskew." For his first game as a starting quarterback, Newcombe has a solid grasp of the offense and advice from former NU quarterbacks Turner Gill, Steve Taylor and Scott Frost. Tast year, I could run or throw. That was it," he said of his two games as a backup. "This year, I have the whole offense at my fingertips." TIM RATTAY VS. NEBRASKA DEFENSE It might seem that the match here is Rattay's strong arm and cagey quarterback ing against Nebraska's secondary.

The real matchup is between Rattay and Nebraska's pass rush. If rush ends Mike Rucker and Chad Kelsay, and defensive tackles Stove Warren and Jason Wiltz can cave in the line and pressure Rattay, the way Nebraska defenses crushed Florida and Fr. 255 220 305 93 Brandon Moobwry LRE 94 Brandon Wardyn RRE 94 Jeremy Slechta DL 95 J.P. Wichmann RRE 96 Steve Warren NT 97 Matt Grummert LRE 98 Scott Siebenbom RRE 98 Demons Adams RRE Fr. Jr.

NU season openers Year Opponent 1941 lowaSt. W14-0. 1942 Iowa L27-0 1943 Minnesota L54-0 1944 Minnesota L39-0 1945 Oklahoma 20-0 1946 Minnesota L33-6 1947 Indiana L17-0 I 1948 "Iowa St 19-15 .,1949 S. Dakota W33-6 '1950 Indiana M951 TCLT L28-7 1952 S. W46-0 41 953 Oregon A 'L20-12 1954 Minnesota' 19-7 1955.

Hawaii. L6-0 '1956 S. Dakota' W34-6 '1957' Washington SL 34-1 2 1958 i W14-7 s-'Texas 1960 Texas 14-13 196T. N. Dakota p'W 33-0 'I 1962., S.

Dakota 53-0 bilges S. Dakota SL W58-7-, 1964 S. Dakota 1965 34-14 1966 TCU 14-10 1967v Washington W17-7- 1968 Wyoming i 13-10 1969 Southern Cal 31-21- 1970 Wake Forest 36-12 1971 Oregon W34-7 I 1972 UCLA 20-17 1973 UCLA 40-13 1974 Oregon -W61-7 1975 LSU W10-7 1976 LSU T6-6 1977 Washington SL 19-10 1978 Alabama 20-3 1979 Utah SL 35-14 -'1980 Utah W55-9 1981 Iowa L10-7 1982 Iowa W42-7 1963 Peon St. W44-6 1984 Wyoming W42-7 1985 Florida St. 17-13 1986 Florida St.

34-17 1987 Utah St. 56-12 1988 Texas 23-14 1989 No. Illinois 48-17 1990 Baylor 13-0 1991 Utah St. 59-28 1992 Utah 49-22 1993 N. Texas 76-14 1 1994 W.Virginia W31-0 1995 Oklahoma St.

64-21 1996 Michigan St. W55-14- 1997 Akron 59-14 240 SO. 235 So. 220 Fr, 310 Sr: 235 Fr 99 Jason Wiltz 99 Aaron Golliday 1933 MzzVjzt JOURNAL STAR LIBRARY Passing the torch: Former Nebraska Coach Tom Osborne (left) discusses Orange Bowl preparations with assistant Frank Solich last December in Miami. After the Huskers' win over Tennessee, Solich replaced Osborne as NU's head coach.

Today Lousiana Tech Sept. 5 Alabama-Birmingham Sept. 12 at California Sept. 26 Washington Oct 3 at Oklahoma State at Kansas City, Mo. Oct.

10 at Texas ASM Oct. 17 Kansas Oct. 24 Missouri Oct. 31 Texas Nov. 7 at Iowa State Nov.

14 at Kansas State Nov. 27 Colorado Doc. 5 Big 12 Championship et St Louis Tennessee, It won't matter if Rattay has a two-step, three-step or seven-step drop. If the rush Isn't there, Rattay could have a typical day for him 360 yards of total offense, at least three touchdown passes, 30 completions and 50 attempts. Rattay also gets an NU secondary that's a little jumbled, as Mike Brown moves to free safety and Joe Walker takes over at rover to cover for ini ired Clint Finley.

TECH DEFENSE VS. NU OFFENSIVE LINE This gets to be a simple matchup of Bulldog tackles Otis Pitts and Jerome King, defensive ends Desmond Nunnery and Jarrett Procell, against Nebraska's offensive line. King tod Tech with seven sacks and moved from end to tackle. Remember, the Bulldog defense was 64th against the run last year and the best running team Louisiana Tech faced was 84th in the country in rushing. Nebraska's offensive Rne has just one starter back, center Josh Heskew.

The line includes Adam Julch, who is just starting to reach full-speed after off-season surgery on his ankle, and former walk-ons Jason Schwab and Ben Gessford. Because tackle Jeff Clausen is out, Gessford will double as a backup tackle, and sophomore Russ Hochstein will back up at guard. Heskew said the line seems as good as ever. KRIS BROWN VS. HISTORY Nebraska's strength in the kicking game was a plus at least three times last year and usually a dcisive issue in any close game.

Brown has 12 records already and is five PATs away from another, and 1 3 points from tlie all time NU scoring record. His range on field goals is easily 50 yards and he has made 1 6 in a row. Ken Hambieton.