Lincoln Journal Star from Lincoln, Nebraska • 38

1 6D September 18, 1977, Lincoln, Sunday Journal and Star It's a real team effort ftVVS iM NJorgensen ll'f 1 A v-' 1 i jk.4,ii- I '-(' 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 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 "We just had to snaKe ott praise on the Husker secon- as great a receiver as there is "He's the best I've ever UZZie NeWSOme, me eamo hunch nf mm in nnllnro played against," said Harvey, last week, and I had to shake nlnioH onainct caiH Haruou Aiaoama wizara wun me near to the cross by We rea djdn.t a that who drew Newsome one.on. off the shakes," said urn id Nebraska fans after the loss to bad last week," Van Zandt one most of the game. "He Fischer who started his first single sentence any squaDBies Wasnington state added We had a couple of bad sjmply took the ball out of my game for injured Rene Ander. Nebraska fans might have had about the Huskers' defensive "On two of Nebraska in- plays. But any time you hold a hands.

But overall, this game son. "I learned quick that you terceptions, I thought I nad tne quarterback to less than 10 really got us over our disap- can rely on people for help, and a ball in my hands and, zoom, yards a reception like we did pointment from last week." we can count on our offense to INeBraSKa 3 OetenSlVe DaCKS Monster-back Jim Pillen score." lUnnofor-hanl, lim Pillon they were gone," Newsome Thompson (WSU quarterback (hn nnno" Nnuranmp Tlu.mr.cnn IWSH nnarrm-hsinl, came up with two crucial in- said. lhat what impressed Jack), you re not doing bad. broke on the ball better than anybody I've ever played in coilege football." me most about Nebraska." Van Zandt said if he had four terceptions, both in the fourth "Last week the crowd ana Midway through the fourth all-Americans in the defensive quarter, and ended up as the fans might have thought we Coming from a man who has quarter something happened to backfield, he'd still be ap- NCAA-Chevrolet Defensive were bad, but they picked on were oaa, dui iney pit-Keu on for giving up 174 yards against Newsome tnai rareiy aoes. ne prehensive going into a game naver ot tne uame.

a starter in every game tor it n' opened the Harvey game by the top quarterback in the tour years, ana irom a man toff noar onrf -At ironu rOIr haH nintmn rt Aihama-c nmt cminlrv." Valasek said. Lt-al Oiyuill Lolia lllc inna Knf fnilnH in hancr nn faun Hnfanciira hontre Mfhrt all mere nnrl HoFanciifo anri flanrrta "Tndav. Alabama tried to eo mnieie at Aiaoama since Joe when Larry Valasek popped it made pro teams in their first Andrews and linebacker Lee deeper on us and we just should take Namath, fans it as loose. year," Van Zandt said. "Shoot, Kunz added one apiece while P'ayea more aggressively.

i.i TlnCo tho Hiffnranna That's the gospel. vviit'n i wem up iui uie uau, mey sun goi ourneu. nuueuge ilea an rtiauama I thoucht I had it." Newsome Tliere was some burnine record for most interceDtions Riitlpdffp lied an Alahama A solid all-America can "iney were aggressive, didate, Newsome gave said. "The little ole defensive going on Saturday afternoon, by a quarterback in a single Newsome admitted. "And they Mnhrnulrnnc a firct.h'jnrl nmn nn 111.

k.lr, plas ThpV UfPfP fripnrilv ewsome admitted. "And thev had class. They were friendly "I read the Quarterback for a with me the whole game. We aemonsirauon 01 now to eaten knocked it out ot my hands. 1 desire tor the secondary to ac-a football any way you want to never even saw him." comDlish their eoals.

pass to my side and then I just talked and joked, but we were "I thought our Dlavers really Newsome did beat corner- broke for the.ball." Pillen said all ready to play hard-nosea in collecting 8 passes for 132 yards, did a job getting to the foot- back Ted Harvey once by of his two thefts. "We had a football. It was a fun game to But it was the pass or passes bail," Nebraska defensive taking in a Rutledge pass at few bad plays, but we hung play, even with the I Mill N-Hlpp it ffriW'V Jorgensen T'l wtj-K-i ttk-' A-Neme 4" iff If) Jr iff II -Sjrr4- '4 "fry Will 'z 1 mil m'- Stml ill ys ft 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 DacK Murray Legg (19), who eventually made the tackle.

44y How sweet it is I LsUj tin SteiJ 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. a a ftM Wru ti.

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