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4F Lincoln Journal Star Sunday, September 7, 2003 HUSKER EXTRA QBs tnw.nj.www uv 1 rWWVym'fXw "Wv "TTT" TTT'T III JV Continued from Page IF "Jammal's going to be the starter, no matter what," Dailey said. "Everyone has to accept that. I'm still a freshman. 1 don't have the entire grasp of the game yet." Nebraska offensive coordinator Barney Cotton poured cold water on what's becoming a white-hot issue. "We have a starting quarterback, and his name is Jammal Lord," Cotton said.

"What we're trying to do is develop a viable backup." Cotton later added, "I think the most popular guy is always the second-team quarterback. I think that's kind of human nature, to think irmybe there might be something better than what's out there. IVIabry Continued from Page IF lis? His collegiate career might have disappeared in the time it took for his first-quarter extra-point try to slip past the right upright. You don't get many second chances at this level of college football. Just like that, the No.

1 kicking job belongs to Dyches. But before everyone gets too excited, Dyches didn't have an attempt of 30 yards or more. And Saturday's game was a pretty low-pressure affair. It will be interesting to see how Dyches fares against Perm State under the lights Saturday, but the kid is off to a great start. NU tacklers vs.

Utah State's Crisco-covered jerseys. OK, maybe it just seemed that way in the early going, when the Huskers failed to wrap up Aggies on first contact I counted at least seven plays in the first half when a Utah State ball carrier escaped the grasp of an NU defender. Bo vs. the hype. Tackling problems aside, Bo We have the the world.

But r. hi Yv-. starting quarterback, and we're very fortunate to have Joe Dailey as a backup, right now." After last week's 17-7 win LORD Feliru (with a big assist Williams) did little Saturday to hurt his reputation as the greatest defensive mind in the history of college PELINI WILLIAM LAUERLincoln Journal Star Quarterback Jammal Lord (5) breaks through the Utah State line before being wrestled down by Robert Watts on a short gain in the first quarter. football. Hype? What hype? The fans vs.

the team. Some say the media is too hard on the team. Well, I sat in the stands for the first half Saturday, and we're pussycats compared to some of you bloodthirsty types in the crowd. If Dailey could have heard some of the comments directed at Lord, I'm not sure he'd want to be the starting quarterback. And there was some idiot screaming for somebody to make a tackle in the first quarter Reach that idiot at 473-7320 or jtnabryjounialstar.com.

against Oklahoma State, Cotton said Nebraska took a step backward in the passing game. Lord completed 8 of 16 passes against the Cowboys, but misfired badly on a few throws. Then on Thursday, Solich raised eyebrows when he announced Dailey had passed Mike Stuntz on the depth chart and would definitely play against Utah State. Of Dailey's performance Saturday, Solich said, "I thought he did a very good job. He was very composed.

He approached it that way throughout the course of the week. If tilings don't go right in practices, he's right back in the huddle. He doesn't let things get him down, and I think that's important at that position." Of Lord's performance Saturday, Solich said, "I think Jammal also did some good things. We relied very heavily on the running game. He came through with big plays in the running game, as he usually does." Lord, for instance, scored Nebraska's first touchdown on a nifty 15-yard run.

He also completed his first five passes for 30 yards. "We've been working very hard with Jammal and the timing of some of his throws," Solich said. "Some of that stuff needs to improve. But I feel he played well." Even so, Lord's backup was clearly the people's choice on this day. "I was yelling his name, too, to tell you the truth," Lord said.

"Hopefully, he'll push me and I'll push him, and keep getting better." Dailey seems to embrace the role of a respectful understudy. 5: "Jammal's been my mentor," Dailey said. "He's taken care of me and got me adjusted to the atmosphere out here. "A lot was thrown at him last year, and a lot has been thrown at me. We're walking hand-in-hand together." As for fans clamoring for Dailey to overtake Lord, Solich witnessed similar occurrences as Nebraska's ninning backs coach from 1983-97.

"I'd put someone in near the end of a game, and he'd run for 100 yards, and I'd be getting letters and phone calls that that back should be starting," Solich said. "That's the nature of the game. "The good thing for us is that Joe showed he can play quarterback in our system and do an excellent job of it. Ideally, we'll have two guys who are able to move forward, and I think you need that in college football." Reach Steven M. Sipple at 473-7440 or ssipplejournalstar.com.

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