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6D September 18, 1977, Lincoln, Sunday Journal and Star It's a real team effort J-Jl trHaraft 'J pfe8 Curtis Craig's 17-yard touchdown gallop was more than a one-man effort. Randy Garcia (18) fakes (1) to Rick Berns (35) and then hands off (2) to wingback Craig (33). Craig heads down the right sideline (3) behind pulling guard Greg Jorgensen (63). Jorgensen knocks Tide cornerback Don McNeal (28) out of the way (4). Pass-catching wizard praises NU defenders i that got away from Newsome coordinator Lance Van Zandt the one to set up an Alabama together and showed we could By Chuck Sinclair do the that prompted him to heap beamed.

"Ozzie Newsome is score. Staff Sports Writer "He's the best I've ever "We just had to shake ott praise on the Husker secon- as great a receiver as there is uzzie lvewsome, tne the bunch of in played against," said Harvey, last week, and I had to shake dary same guys college. Alabama Wizard with the "We really didn't play that who drew Newsome one-on nearly nailed to the cross by ypaper hands, laid to rest a aftpr thfl los, Nebraska fans after the loss to off the shakes, said lim Fischer who started his first bad last week," Van Zandt one most of the game. "He single sentence any squabbles state miphl haup added. "We had a couple of bad simply took the ball out of my game for injured Rene Ander- 'On two of Nebraska's in- plavs.

But any time vou hold a hands. But overall, this game son. "I learned quick that you about the Huskers' defensive terceptions, I thought I had the quarterback to less than 10 really got us over our disap- can rely on people for help, arid ball in my hands and, zoom, vards a reception like we did pointment from last week, Nebraska defensive backs i.t i i Jim we can count on our offense to score." Monster-back Pillen Last week the crowd and said. "That's what impressed Jack), you're not doing bad." came up with two crucial in-me most about Nebraska." Van Zandt said if he had four terceptions, both in the fourth Midwav throueh the fourth nll-Ampricnns in the defensive nuarter. and ended un as the fans might have thought we ouarter something hannened to harkfipld he'd still be an- NCAA-Chevrolet Defensive were bad, but they picked on us Newsome that rarely does.

He prehensive going into a game Flayer of the Game. for giving up 174 yards against touched a ball on a bomb from like Alabama. Harvey opened the game by the top quarterback in the Jeff Hutledge near the end "At Kansas one year I had picking off Alabama's first country," Valasek said, zone, but failed to hang on four defensive backs who all pass and defensive end George "Today, Alabama tried to go when Larry Valasek popped it made pro teams in their first Andrews and linebacker Lee deeper on us and we just broke on the ball better than anybody I've ever played in college football." oming from a man who has electrified Alabama crowds as a starter in every game for lour years, and from a man Hear Bryant calls the best athlete at Alabama since Joe Namath. tans should take it as gospel. A solid all-America candidate, Newsome gave Nebraskans a first-hand demonstration of how to catch a football any way you want to in collecting 8 passes for 132 yards.

But it was the pass or passes loose. year," Van Zandt said. "Shoot, Kunz added one apiece while "When I went up for the ball, they still got burned." Hutledge tied an Alabama I thought I had it," Newsome There was some burning record for most interceptions said. "The little ole defensive going on Saturday afternoon, by a quarterback in a single back (Valasek) came up and but it was more like a burning game. played more aggressively.

That's the difference." "They were aggressive," Newsome admitted. "And they had class. They were friendly with me the whole game. We talked and joked, but we were all ready to play hard-nosed football. It was a fun game to play, even with the loss." knocked it out of my hands.

I desire for the secondary to ac "I read the quarterback for a never even saw complish their goals. pass to my side and then I just 1: 1 A-Newsome jf jkjg Wf 5'i'fllw iftM N-HarveyK llW rip: r- Newsome did beat corner- broke for the.ball," Pillen said "I thought our players really did a job getting to the foot back Ted Harvey once by of his two thefts. "We had a ball," Nebraska defensive taking in a Rutledge pass at few bad plays, but we hung il 'i N-Hipp I it jf' 1 rV-V Iff 'i; iJfv" I Vrr fr-i vv -iwV (Vxv1 li lit nbl'v NU I-back I. M. Hipp (32) breaks through the arms of Alabama's Calvin Parker (89) as Husker Greg Jorgensen (63) tries to block defensive back Murray Legg (19), who eventually made the tackle.

1 -WT- How sweet it is mi Alabama split end Ozzie Newsome (82) and Nebraska defender Ted Harvey (31) both appear to have hold of pass from Tide quarterback Jeff Rutledge 1 New-some pulls the pigskin away (2) and falls to the turf (3) as NU's Jim Pillen (29) arrives on the scene. A tired but happy Randy Garcia receives congratulations after leading Nebraska to a 31-24 upset win over third-rated Alabama. Garcia completed 7 of 11 passes in just over three quarters as the Husker signal caller..